This week's class was interesting because it was Christian and Hopeful's second encounter with Ignorance, when they discussed false assurance and what really makes someone a Christian. They also talked about how Ignorance expects God to justify his works, not him. He holds to a works + grace salvation, not a "through Christ alone" salvation. I pause sometimes as I read to make sure they're tracking with me and understand the content, and this week I could see some of them thinking hard about what they were hearing. My prayer always is that God will work in their hearts and that they will see the truth and believe and be saved.
James finished Romans 13, preaching verses 11-14. I found myself convicted (again) about things that I am holding to that are not necessarily sins but that are, as Hebrews 12:1 says, encumbrances, those things that I know I need to give up because they are interfering my walk. For me they tend to be reading and viewing time-wasters that aren't bad but also aren't edifying. So again I had to confess and put off things and realign my life and mind. It's hard because they seem like harmless amusements, but they tend to take over my time, keeping me from doing more worthy things; it's also very easy to justify reading and watching things when they just start to glorify sin because it's become a habit.
The evening was fun; a group of us got together to celebrate a friend's 50th birthday. There was good conversation, good food, and good friends. There was also a sweet baby to amuse us! It had everything I could want in a gathering.
It was a very good Sunday.
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