524 results for author: Greg Albrecht
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
May 28, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“The Bible, some say, is the Word of God. That is a false supposition, according to the Bible. Jesus is the Word of God (John 1:1-14). Jesus is the Word of God. He alone occupies the throne of authority. He does not share that throne with a book.
Bible publishers have long titled the Bible as ‘holy.’ God alone is holy. God alone is infallible and inerrant. Humans are created, mortal and less than perfect – all that we touch and produce falls short of perfection and holiness.
Humans have determined the Bible to be holy, infallible and inerrant.&nb...
Battle About the Bible – by Greg Albrecht
... we do not worship the Bible. We do not believe it to be infallible. We believe that God alone is infallible. No human or human product is infallible. The Bible helps us to know God as God reveals himself to us through its pages.
FAITH – God’s Goodness and Mercy – Greg Albrecht
QUESTION:
Do I understand correctly that faith comes as a gift from God and we can't develop true faith on our own? If so then it seems to me that God hasn't yet given true faith to most of the people that have ever lived, from Adam on down to today.
And if God shows no favoritism and loves everyone equally then at some point He will give everyone faith. Everyone will believe in Him. Whosoever believeth in Him will not perish but have everlasting life. And if we stand in front of God when we die surely we'll believe him then. Just seems to me like most people won't believe till after they die.
Didn't Jesus lead spirits out of hell when ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
May 25, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“The message of the gospel is that slaves of human lust need the one true God. We need his forgiveness and his rescue. We need a new life, so that we may leave the old habits and addictions behind. Unfortunately, some who are looking for a way out of their empty lives of addiction and pain find a religion that uses the name of Jesus, counterfeits his teachings, offering a different gospel that sounds good, seems reasonable and rational… feeling good is not the basis of Christianity. Seeming right is not the foundation of Christ-centered faith.”
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Revelat...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
May 23, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“… make no mistake, there are so many in our world who are not only defined physically as hungry, thirsty, naked, sick and imprisoned (Matthew 25:34-40), but those words define their spiritual state as well. There are many who are spiritually hungry, because they are being fed religious junk food – many who are spiritually thirsty, because they have not yet been given the true Water of life.
Many are classified as spiritual strangers because they have been pronounced as worthless or unfit or unrighteous by a religious institution. Others are spiritually naked, who desperately need the ...
Just What Do You Mean – The Narrow Gate? – by Greg Albrecht
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.—Matthew 7:13-14
This passage is often preached from the perspective of how hard it is to obey God and keep his laws—how hard it is to "make the grade" to get into heaven—how relatively few souls will be counted worthy of heaven while the broad majority will end up in hell.
Matthew 7:13-14 is one of those passages that is regularly preached to mean something altogether different than the meaning that God intends. In fact, ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
May 21, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“I had a conversation with a friend about God’s love – a part of our discussion went something like this:
You know, God really does like you. He is fond of you. He wants to get to know you and he wants you to come to know him as you never have before. Young people would say that God wants to ‘hang out with you.’
Well, yes, I know that God loves us, the Bible says he does, and I guess because he inspired those words in the Bible God has to love us. He said it, he committed himself to it, he signed the contract, so he has to love us.
So you think God is stuck? He ...
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Ground Zero of Our Faith – by Greg Albrecht
Friend and Partner Letter from May 2018
These first century A.D. Christ-followers lived in a port city, surrounded by promiscuity and permissiveness. They seemed anything but one in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:28) as they debated and endlessly argued some rather minor, inconsequential issues while losing sight of the BIG PICTURE altogether. Some appeared proud of tolerating incestuous sexual sin within their fellowship.
The Apostle Paul wrote two letters to this “wild bunch” of Christians in Corinth, addressing many specific problems and issues while relentlessly insisting on the BIG PICTURE of the cross of Christ. At the beginning ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
May 18, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“It is not easy to accept God’s grace. Accepting Jesus Christ is itself a repudiation of our world and its religion. Accepting God’s grace is humbling, and leads to deep repentance as we realize, on the one hand, our inadequacy, and on the other, God’s perfect love.”
Originally published in:
Bad News Religion
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Reflections Along the Jesus Way
May 16, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“God’s grace and legalistic religion are not two equally inadequate spiritual extremes. Grace is the answer for legalism. There are times and places when grace is abused, when it is misunderstood and when it becomes an excuse for ‘do-as-you-please-ism’ – but abuses of God’s grace do not define or nullify it. Misunderstandings of God’s grace do not mean it is permissive. God’s grace is anything but. Legalism, on the other hand, is a virus that can destroy hope, joy and new life in Christ.”
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Between Religious Rocks and Life’s Hard Places
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He Can’t Stop Loving You – by Greg Albrecht
By Greg Albrecht—
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”—John 11:25
Ray Charles is one of my favorite blues singers of all time. The movie about his life, produced several years ago, won several Academy Awards, and was simply titled “Ray.”
Human suffering has given birth to much of our music, poetry, literature and art. The tragedies and the traumas of human relationships were the fertile soil from which many of the story lines and lyrics of Ray Charles’ music grew.
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Reflections Along the Jesus Way
May 14, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“I do not believe eternal destiny is ‘locked in’ at death. Nothing in Scripture would lead us to assume this, but of course much dogma within Christendom depends upon it. Many believe that their attempts to proclaim the gospel and ‘save’ people are the primary if not the only way God uses to channel his grace and to illuminate the minds of those whose hearts and minds are darkened. I say to that – if eternal destiny depends on religion, then God is not God!”
Originally published in:
Christianity Without the Religion magazine, February 2022
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Stretch Marks of a Mother’s Love – Greg Albrecht
The stages of motherhood, as seen from the eyes of her child:
Age 4: My mommy can do anything.
Age 8: My mommy knows a lot.
Age 14: My mom doesn’t know as much as she thinks she does.
Age 18: My mother is hopelessly old fashioned—she’s way out-of date.
Age 30: Before I make a big decision, I’m going to call my mom.
Age 55: She’s gone now. I wonder what my mother would have done when she had this decision to make.
Age 70: She’s been gone for a long time now. How I wish I could talk with my mom again and tell her how much I loved and appreciated her.
Englishman John Wesley, one of the great patriarchs of the ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
May 11, 2023 - Quote for the Day:
“A Pentecostal Christian was once invited by his friend to attend a staid Presbyterian church, where the services resembled a quiet library. The Pentecostal man was used to exuberant services of his church, which resembled an enthusiastic crowd at a basketball game. When the Presbyterian pastor made a particularly inspiring point in his sermon, the Pentecostal man yelled out ‘Praise the Lord.’
This passion troubled the solemn Presbyterian congregants. When the high-spirited visitor continued to voice his agreement with compelling statements made from the pulpit by yelling out ‘A-men’ ...
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