Some of you have made New Year’s resolutions. Others have resolved to make one soon! And if you haven’t made one this year, you have other years. We all think there is wisdom in setting our mind to something and trying to achieve it.
I’m all for this kind of determination and hard-work. The problem comes when we set “spiritual” resolutions, or resolutions about our Christian life. This can lead to a confidence in the flesh for growth in our sanctification. It can lead to an unhealthy reliance on our selves for Christian growth. And ultimately, it strikes at the place of the Gospel in our lives.
I won’t speak more about this, now. Rather, I’ll point you to a great article I just found that hits on this very thing. It’s two years old now, but it still deserves a careful reading. I hope it will challenge you as it did me. Make sure your hope is in the Gospel this year, and not self-made resolutions!
Here’s the link: go over and read “Resolution-Driven vs. Gospel-Driven Living” from the Gospel-Driven Blog.
Thanks for the link…great reminder! We are truly FREE when we rest in Jesus!
Amen, Nancy. Thanks for dropping by.
Glad to see you’ve developed this site, although it’s with some bemusement that I read some of your topics. I’m an ex-hyper-Calvinist/neo-Augustinian/historicist/semi-allegorist/Baptist/fundamentalist. Most of my ex-Calvinist friends have ruined their lives with stupid life decisions. Moreover, I consider all fundamental “churches” to be authoritarian cults that deny the free will they pretend to champion.
I hereby repudiate all descriptive titles except Christian. All I’m left with is the literal hermneneutic view of Scripture I held shortly and briefly after I got saved 20 years ago. I intend to disappear into the New Testament house church movement and never set foot in the Institutional Church/Cult again. Lord bless you. We’ll meet in Christ’s millennial kingdom.