Tagged With Impact

Mike at Still A Night Owl tagged me with this meme to list at least two posts from blogs I read that have resonated with me.

Rules:

1. List at least two posts (with links) that have resonated with you. Do not include your own posts!
2. Give a brief explanation why you like the post.
3. Tag four other people.

Without further ado:

The Righteousness That Exceeds That of the Scribes and Pharisees

Mike Ratliff’s blog, Possessing The Treasure, is one that warrants a daily visit if you are into good, Biblical insights on the Christian life.

In The Righteousness That Exceeds That of the Scribes and Pharisees, Mike talks about how most Christians today have never experienced real Christianity because they are not regenerate and languish in the “Religion of Do“.

What is the Religion of Do? Mike sums it up succinctly to mean those who those who “… being full of unbelief, are in the process of developing their own righteousness and are working to be conformed to it.”

It’s a great reminder to us who seek to become matured, Spirit-filled believers that our lives must be “… saturated by the Word of God…” and our obedience to God includes our “… relationships with others.”

Christians Get Mercy And Grace

Ray Comfort’s Comfort Food is another must-visit-daily blog.

Though short, Christians Get Mercy And Grace is a lovely reminder.

Why We Shouldn’t Work for the World’s Applause

I kid not when I say that I do need to re-reference my dictionary on occasion when I read Daniel’s blog Reformata Et Semper Reformanda. That’s not to say that he doesn’t write well nor clearly, but that I like how sometimes I learn new terms whenever I visit his blog.

Why We Shouldn’t Work for the World’s Applause isn’t one of those posts that requires checking the dictionary, but a direct look at how as Christians we are susceptible to succumb to peer pressure and group-think in church.

We are to work for the applause of One — God — only.

Standing For Righteousness

I was particularly encouraged by how Justin at Awesome Purpose stood for righteousness at work in his account. Mostly, we just keep quiet and mind our own business when faced with ungodly speech or behavior because we don’t want to stick out like a sore thumb.

In the process, we become tolerant of ungodliness and that, if I might take the hypothesis a little further here, could translate into allowing the same forms of ungodliness creeping into our own lives. Just as how churches have invited heresy and worldliness in, bit by bit.

The Resurrection Was Not On Sunday

Finally, this topic of which day the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ fell on is amply and well-addressed by King’s Kid at her blog Just the WORD - Please!.

I have always maintained that the Lord’s Day is not Sunday, but that there’s Biblical evidence to indicate that the Resurrection was on the Sabbath instead of Easter Sunday. This post will help you with the math and see for yourself that there’s no new day or days that need be observed besides what God had ordained.

And now I tag:

1. Casey (You’re going to get tagged until you post something new, brother, ha ha!)
2. Shane
3. Shalene
4. Hannah (welcome back to blogging!)

Have a great week ahead!

Shalom Aleichem.