Living for Christ by Vox Doulos

Romans 8:12-13 (NASB1995) reads:

"So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh, for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live."

This past Resurrection weekend, we meditate on the glorious wonders of God in our Lord Jesus Christ, who, knowing no sin, became sin in our stead, and bore our condemnation on Himself so that in His resurrection, we also might live. He did not die because we are so valuable, as so many claim. Rather, He died because God chose to ascribe value to us in Him, in the Christ, our Lord.

Jimmy Carter: An Example of Christianity?

This past January 10^th, 2025, former President Jimmy Carter was laid to rest in Georgia. Carter was 100 years old and was the longest living president in our nation’s history. Since Carter often claimed to be a Christian, much is being said and written about his supposed faith. As it was when Billy Graham died, many have attempted to decipher whether Carter was a true Christian or not, at least at the end of his life (Graham said many things in his later years that led many to question whether his faith was biblically based). It is not my intent to speak ill of the dead but to examine what Carter believed in order to determine what a true Christian is. In that spirit then, let us look at some important aspects of Carter’s “faith.”

Sovereign Grace: The Glory of God in Salvation by Vox Doulos

28 "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified."