by Megan | Mar 7, 2024 | SLP+
Our works don’t justify us or get us in better standing because they’re a baseline. We see in verse four they’re “not counted as a gift but as his due.” And we can’t possibly attain that. So just like today, as it was back then, belief is what is counted to us as...
by Megan | Mar 6, 2024 | SLP+
As Christians by grace and faith, we are still called to obey. Something beautiful is that in Christ even though we do sin and fall and disobey, God is faithful to us still. But we are called to live a life of obedience to God. We are called to walk in the light. This...
by Megan | Mar 5, 2024 | SLP+
We can’t earn our right standing with God. Even as a Christian, this mentality used to slip into my mind allll the time. I felt like if I needed to do enough things or be good enough to earn God’s favor, to be right with Him. And I knew that it wasn’t based on my...
by Megan | Mar 4, 2024 | SLP+
I think on the flip side of shame, sometimes we can look at others and think that we are “better than”. That were the people who should be guiding. That we do all the right things. But none of us is without sin. We all have fallen short. And either you’ve been the...
by Megan | Mar 3, 2024 | SLP+
God’s kindness is meant to lead us to repentance. God is abundantly loving and overflowing in mercy, but He doesn’t ignore sin. He calls us ultimately to repent of sin and turn to Him and be saved. But even in our Christian walks, He’s calling us to a life of...
by Megan | Mar 2, 2024 | SLP+
Are there small sins? In this passage we’re reading about how God allows the unrighteous to choose their lusts and passions. Thankfully, as His children, we know from Hebrews 12 that He disciplines us. We also know that He completes the good work He started in us...