by Josh Waltz | Sep 30, 2018 | A Pastor's Heart
For several weeks in this column, I’ve been arguing that Christian growth is not changing who you are; it’s growing up into who you are. The Christian is not a two-natured person who sometimes lives in the flesh and sometimes in the Spirit. Rather, the Christian is a...
by Josh Waltz | Sep 23, 2018 | A Pastor's Heart
So what about Romans 7? If Christian growth is not changing who you are but rather becoming who you are in Christ, why does Paul say such negative things about himself? He writes, “I know that nothing good dwells in me” (v18) and “Oh wretched man that I am!” (v24)....
by Josh Waltz | Sep 17, 2018 | A Pastor's Heart
Christian growth is not changing who you are; it’s becoming who you are. Christianity does not merely give you something new; it makes you something new. If you are a Christian, you are a new person: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.The old has...
by Josh Waltz | Sep 9, 2018 | A Pastor's Heart
Early on in my Christian life, I heard an illustration about how to grow. “Inside you,” the story goes, “live a white dog and a black dog. The white dog is truth, grace, love, beauty—everything good and positive. The black dog is hatred, selfishness, pride—everything...
