“We have, as Christian disciples, to continually recognize that much of what is called Christianity today is not the Christianity of the New Testament; it is distinctly different in generation and manifestation. …He does not look on men and women as babes in the wood, but as sinners who need saving, and the modern mind detests His view.” -Oswald Chambers from The Highest Good, 1937
In the process of recognizing the genuine need for salvation from sin, it seems we have overshot the mark. Therefore, we have been more focused on what God can do for us and how He is merciful, etc... what others have called “belly button Christianity;” with the limited focus on how He provides for us. It is all about how grateful I am for what God has and can do for me. It is all about how gracious He is when we fail to live up to His expectations. And, unfortunately, with the pattern of belief that the Torah is the OLD Testament, emphasis, OLD and supposedly no longer valid, this has translated into a belief that we are “Free in the Spirit” to do whatever ...