“Communion presupposes union. By nature we are strangers, yea, enemies to God; but we are reconciled, brought nigh, and become his children, by faith in Christ Jesus. We can have no true knowledge of God, desire towards him, access unto him, or gracious communications from him, but in and through the Son of his love. He is the medium of …
Gospel People by Michael Reeves
“Jesus knew how sin collapses religion into a hollow, outward show that fails to deal with the deep issues of the human heart. Thus, to be evangelical is to be highly wary of this pharisaical hypocrisy in which our lips may be orthodox, but our hearts are not. Evangelicals can never be about propositions alone: we want the theological truths …