Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled:
“Death is swallowed up in victory.
O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”
For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
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...if in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied...
Pastor Jay, thank you for your poignant, intentional and annointed sermons that always touch me in tremendous and personal ways when I visit Cornerstone.
I am the artist of the picture of the Suffering Servant you have on your blog. I am flattered that you posted it. What was it about the picture you were drawn to? I have also blog that features my art and writing at http://myvvart.blogspot.com/. I am not as computer savvy as some so it is slow going.
thanks jay for the scripture it was very precious to me because my mom died on the 31st.
Jay, my wife and I are considering checking out the Cornerstone community. I'm curious, what do you think of Christians not subscribing to the doctrine of Biblical Inerrancy? I know this is a sensitive topic so if you're not inclined to answer, that's fine by me.
Take care.
Jay,
Our experience with Cornerstone was just profound. I guess you know longer have to answer that latter question. I enjoy your thought process. In many ways, your questions and thoughts parallel mine...I don't know if that's a good thing or bad thing...yet. To be clear, my not being a Biblical Inerrantist does not mean I pick and chose whatever I want to believe (at least not consciously). In fact, when the thought struck me that the doctrine might not be true, I wrestled with that, because I grew up believing in Biblical Inerrancy. I believe, to my core, that God did not intend Scriptures to be Inerrant, at least not in our understanding of what that means. I look forward to future conversations.
Hey my friends,
Sorry it's taken a while to respond to my comments.
Visions and voices...you have great sight. I love the disjointed unity of the piece. The darks are very dark and the lights are very light. It reminds me of Isaiah 53, which also feels disjointed in a unified way. Your piece also reminds me of the journey of a close friend's spiritual battle lately...the piece has his eyes.
Carlito...it was cool to have you around last week. Glad the Cornerstone experience was a good thing for you. Inerrancy, as a I expressed, is an important thing to me in my doctrinal leanings, but I also agree that our current understandings of it, on any side of the debate, are less than adequate. I look forward to dialoguing more about this with you and hope that Cornerstone can be a place of safety and truth as you walk your journey with Jesus.
Many blessings to you all. Thanks for the encouragement you provide here.
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