Remembering Stone #8: Starting From Scratch
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No more “He loves me. He loves me not.”
No more scrutinizing every jot and tittle of my behavior so that God will hear my prayers.
NO MORE! No more … no more!
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Remembering Stone #7: Seeing the Smile that Destroyed my Religion
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It wasn’t that I hadn’t known or believed the truth of the Gospel: that I was a sinner and that Jesus died to pay for my sin. I knew, believed, and wholeheartedly embraced it all! I even theoretically knew and “believed” that God loved me and everyone else in the world.
The surprising thought of that gospel preached to me in Tucson through those lovely students was good news. It is …
ALL a free gift, not earned by works but received by grace through faith!
Read MoreRemembering Stone #8: No More "He Loves Me ... He Loves Me Not"
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No more God loves me, God loves me not.
No more “spiritual breathing” to be filled with the Spirit.
No more daily, “in detail” confession of sin (and even stuff that wasn’t sin but just negative thoughts and emotions) in order to get daily forgiveness and be “in fellowship.”
No more scrutinizing every jot and tittle of my behavior so that God will hear my prayers.
NO MORE! No more … no more!
I threw it all out — my grade-school catechism memorization at St Matthews; my Religion award …
Remembering Stone #7: The Smile that Destroyed my Religion and More
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If you have been following along with my spiritual journey thus far, you may recall my “aha moment” when I heard the gospel clearly preached by those fellow students at the University of Arizona back in the late 1960’s (Stone #4). It wasn’t that I hadn’t known or believed the truth of the Gospel: that I was a sinner and that Jesus died to pay for my sin. I knew, believed, and wholeheartedly embraced it all! I even theoretically knew and “believed” that God loved me and everyone else in the world. The surprising thought of that gospel preached to me in Tucson through those lovely students was that the good news was …
