The Problem With Spending Your Life Climbing

Nobody Lives Up To The Norms That God Had In Mind When He First Created Human Beings.

Grace Is The Offer Of God's Ceaseless Presence And Irrational Love That Cannot Be Stopped.

There Are Dozens Of References To God In The Scriptures For Every One To The Figure Of Satan. This Reflects A Sometimes Forgotten Theological Truth That The Devil Is By No Means God’s Counterpart. He Is A Creature, Not The Creator.

The Entire Life Of Jesus Isn't The Story Of Somebody Climbing Up A Ladder; It's A Picture Of Someone Coming Down-a Series Of Demotions. The Problem With Spending Our Lives Climbing Up The Ladder Is That We Will Go Right Past Jesus, For He's Coming Down.

There Is No Way For A Human Being To Come To God That Does Not Involve Surrender.