Looking for Assurance in All the Wrong Places:
Even Christians Need the Gospel By Rev. Jonathan Fisk
Law!
Definition: God’s well-designed justice, totally good, totally what you should do, totally not what you do (at least, not from the heart).
Gospel!
Definition: Jesus. He did it. He came. He kept. He conquered— in your place and for your sake. No shortage of that sweet good news in every issue of Higher Things Magazine.
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Okay. So what should I do now? That’s the normal question. It’s what everybody asks at some point. “I believe in Jesus, but what does this mean for my life? How then should I live?” Those are not bad questions; they are just a little bit dangerous. After all, why would you want to take your eyes off of Jesus, the author
and perfecter of your faith? Now that you’ve seen how good Jesus is, why would you suddenly be so interested in “you” again? But we do have to live here until Jesus gets back, and there are good Lutheran answers to this question, e.g., “Be nice!” But! The real problem is that it’s not just an innocent question. It’s also a fact that much of American Christianity
