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A batch of the best highlights from what Joshua's read, .
Jesus is more than an example to be followed; he’s a Savior to be trusted. This is why we miss the point if we see Jesus’ wilderness temptation as only how to overcome temptation, with advice like “Jesus used Scripture, so you should too.” This focuses on a flea and misses the elephant in the room. The point is not, “He did it; you can too!” The point is, “You don’t do it; so Jesus did it for you.”
The Pursuing God
Joshua Ryan Butler
The gospel is the way we learn to be human.4 As Irenaeus once put it, “The glory of God is a human being fully alive.”5 Second, the implicit picture of being human is dynamic. To be human is to be for something, directed toward something, oriented toward something. To be human is to be on the move, pursuing something, after something. We are like existential sharks: we have to move to live.
You Are What You Love
James K. A. Smith
True Hope In Colossians 2, Paul goes on to argue that we are full in Christ (9—10), made alive in Christ (11—12) and set free in Christ (13—15). This changes everything, including the way we struggle against sin.
How People Change
Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp
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