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  • There Are Religious People, and There are Children of God

    There Are Religious People, and There are Children of God

    Matthew is transitioning from Jesus’s identity as the Messiah to the disciples’ identity as the church Jesus is building, beginning with the foundation of the apostles (Cf. 16:18-19). Jesus has made known the role for which He chose His apostles. Now, He will make known the position His disciples have in relationship to the Father…

  • God Hates Comfortable Religion

    God Hates Comfortable Religion

    Comfort, here to mean complacency, is one thing people really enjoy but God hates. Yet, many local churches strive to gain or keep congregants by making people comfortable. We do this by teaching easy things, neglecting accountability, offering entertaining programs, playing politics based on human preferences, offering ways for people to be righteous, and appealing…