Beware the musings of your heart when it concludes, “I am alright. I’m not in need. Christ needn’t spend His grace on me.” The subtlety of self-deception makes us award ourselves whatever growth in godliness we’ve lived. We say that we resisted the temptation, achieved a victory, did our part. But here we tell profound untruth. Only “Christ in us” caused us to choose justice, or be merciful, or avoid the hurtful thing. Only Jesus merits favor. Only grace deserves applause. We are—at best—dull, tiny lamps in which the holy flame may burn. “Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your name give glory” (Psalm 115: 1). So stay in grace.
A veteran columnist of the Adventist Review, Jimmy Phillips' Introducing the Why focuses on practical insights from the author's experiences that get to the point of what matters most in the Christian walk. Unafraid to get deeply personal, Phillips continues to bring readers on a journey that has seen him graduate college, get married and become a parent over the past 10 years --- with a few hi jinxes along the way. Through stories and anecdotes, Phillips relentlessly points his readers and listeners back to God's ultimate plan...or more appropriately, the ultimate "why."
GraceNotes is a weekly publication of Bill Knott, Editor/Executive Publisher of Adventist Review/Adventist World magazines.. Take the opportunity to share a favorite GraceNote from this page with someone you’re praying for, or someone who simply needs to hear the good news of God’s unfailing love.
GraceNotes is a weekly publication of Bill Knott, Editor/Executive Publisher of Adventist Review/Adventist World magazines.. Take the opportunity to share a favorite GraceNote from this page with someone you’re praying for, or someone who simply needs to hear the good news of God’s unfailing love.
This is the first in our new series - Digging Deeper. In this episode, we spend the day with Mark Finley in Washington D.C. asking him if the mark of the beast is still as relevant as ever and how this message still impacts his life. When Mark meets up with 5 millennials with no prior understanding of the Adventist interpretation of prophecy, the conversation gets interesting.
Dixil Rodriguez is a college professor and volunteer hospital chaplain in Texas, USA
GraceNotes is a weekly publication of Bill Knott, Editor/Executive Publisher of Adventist Review/Adventist World magazines.. Take the opportunity to share a favorite GraceNote from this page with someone you’re praying for, or someone who simply needs to hear the good news of God’s unfailing love.
Marvene Thorpe-Baptiste is the editorial assessment coordinator for Adventist Review Ministries and writes of her personal experiences.
Bill Knott is the Executive Editor and Director of Adventist Review Ministries.
Dr Lael Caesar, associate editor, Adventist Review, discusses the signifiance and history of the "Mark of the Beast."
