This is the third installment in the 1517 articles series, “What Makes a Saint?”
The Church speaks not with the cleverness of men, but with the breath of God.
I always imagined dying a faithful death for Christ would mean burning at the stake. Now, I suspect it will mean dying in my bed of natural causes.

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We trust God's Word because Jesus never fails us. He is our daily comfort when struggles and afflictions find us.
In Christ Jesus, through faith, we’ve received everything we need for our bodies and lives, and life eternal.
The power of God's Word is nothing like human power. People exercise power through force and violence. God's Word manifests His power through humility, service, and self-sacrifice.
Apart from God's word, we will judge the right to be wrong and evil people as good.
In our attempts to conform the Gospel of Jesus Christ to material, therapeutic, and mystical standards of religion and spirituality we've arrested, inhibited, distorted, and handicapped God's Word and gifts of salvation.
The good news of Jesus Christ guides us into godly worship, not self-worship.
We must not submit ourselves to false gods and godless men. Instead, we may hold fast to Christ, because He’s holding fast to us.
In our attempts to flee from our fears and escape death, we will become imprisoned by them.
If our churches are split along generational lines it's because we've turned our backs to the cross. We've shut our ears to the Good News about Jesus Christ, who judges the world with equity.
God's Word reveals the truth about us. We don't much care for God's Word. We prefer the yes and no of our personal taste buds.
We're not called to be obedient consumers. We're free in Christ to love and serve our neighbor according to his need
We already know how the war will conclude. Jesus wins.