3 results for tag: Christians

Our Identity as Christians – Greg Albrecht

Question/Comment: Would not most evangelicals say that their inherent identity (and every other human's) is flawed from birth? This assumed flawed identity shows itself by sin. So sin becomes a part of our identity? What about the new identity we are given in Christ — his new creations (2 Corinthians 5)?  If we accept this teaching, we feel guilt and shame. Of course sin requires repentance and restitution, with which I agree. But if we continue to sin after forgiveness (and we all will of course) according to this teaching our identity is affected, even though the forgiven child of God feels and knows God has forgiven them. Would it ...

Not That Kind of Christian – Greg Albrecht

When I tell new friends or acquaintances that I am a Christian, a frequent response goes something like this: “Well, exactly what kind of Christian are you?” My answer includes specific distinctions about common assumptions. Here are a few: • I am a Christ-follower. I do not follow or believe or trust in religion. I follow, believe and trust in Jesus. I believe God loves us in spite of religion, not because of any efforts or deeds we perform to convince him to love us. • I do not believe that God is a God of wrath. I do not believe that God the Father was so upset with the sin of humanity that he could only be appeased through ...

June 2018

CLICK HERE to read now (PDF Format) Greg Albrecht: One Nation Under God?– pg. 3 Andreas Knapp: The Last Christians – pg. 6 Michael Peterson: The Matrix: Distinguishing Between Reality and Illusion – pg. 10 J. LeBron McBride: When Words Fail – pg. 12 Nan Kuhlman: Communion in the ER – pg. 14 Greg Albrecht: “I was tempted and I caved in to sin” -pg. 15