Here, then, is a simple rule of thumb for all of us to apply: If the words of Jesus challenge something I believe or challenge the way I live, the problem is not with Jesus. The problem is with me.… — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“Simply stated, there is not a single verse anywhere in the Bible that pronounces us already forgiven for our future sins (meaning, sins we have not yet committed). Not one verse. Nowhere. Not even a hint of such a concept.” — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“Expressed in theological terms, “In justification our own works have no place at all, and simple faith in Christ is the one thing needful.… — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“Simply stated, it is flat-out wrong to say God does not put His laws into our hearts as believers and that commandments and rules… — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“The Greek is even more explicitly against the hyper-grace interpretation, since the word confess in the Greek speaks of continuous, present action as opposed… — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“It’s clear that our present sins need present forgiveness, not for the purpose of salvation but as part of our relationship with the Father.” — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“There are Christians and churches that boast of being mature when really they are spiritually frostbitten. We have developed a prejudice against feeling and… — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep… — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“But Jesus issued a warning too, stating that “whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man… — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“There is no sin nature in there. There is nothing of the old creation that lives inside of your new creation spirit. There is… — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“Doesn’t your heart just burst with a holy desire to bring Him joy and to walk worthy of your high calling as a child… — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“Again; thousands are deceived into supposing that they have “accepted Christ” as their “personal Saviour,” who have not first received Him as their LORD.… — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“New Testament Christianity is not just a formal, polite, correct, and orthodox kind of faith and belief. No! What characterizes it is this element… — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
“The more automated our experience becomes, the less involved we are in the art of living.” — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
