Paul says with regard to the uncertainty and confusion we face about the question of eternity that "if only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men" (I Cor 15:19). If it is only for this life that we are reaching for more then we are aiming too low, we have set the circle of our lives too small. The ultimate end of Jesus' saving work for us is to connect us to "the fullness of life" which is eternal (Jn 10:10), unlimited by time and liberated from "the bondage to decay" we experience in this world (Rom 8:20-21).
Eternity
March 13, 2016 • David Parker
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Integrity
March 6, 2016 • David Parker
To live with integrity is to speak, act and decide from a place of integrated wholeness, moral soundness, strength of character and conistency of conduct. Integrity is not something that is just natural to us, it is something we reach for, repent toward, and grow into more and more through a process of maturity and transformation. Integrity enables us to be the same person in public as we are in private, outside church as we are inside, at work as we are at home.
Community
February 14, 2016 • David Parker
We were created to not "be alone" (Gn 2:18). That does't mean we can't enjoy solitude or social separation. But there is a fundamental interdependence and social-connectedness about our lives that must be expressed with other people - the circle of our society, community, church, friends and family - those "we do life with".