A police chaplain says he was forced out of his post after criticising the Government’s plans for gay marriage on his personal website, MPs have been told. On his personal website Rev Brian Ross writes: I am becoming increasingly aware of the devaluation of the word ‘marriage’. Marriage, certainly in the Christian understanding of it,…… Continue reading Police Chaplain fired over Christian view of Marriage
Tag: Bonhoeffer
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy Author: Eric Metaxas A gripping book with a lot of detail to understand the milieu in which Bonhoeffer grew up and ministered. We need to understand the plea of Bonhoeffer: the church is the body of Christ answerable to Him only, serving Him only, obedient to His Word only. Bonhoeffer’s…… Continue reading Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
God’s freedom
“It is a question of the freedom of God, which finds its strongest evidence precisely in that God freely chose to be bound to historical human beings and to be placed at the disposal of human beings. God is free not from human beings but for them. Christ is the word of God’s freedom.” -…… Continue reading God’s freedom
Cheap grace
“Anyone who truly understands how God’s grace comes to us will have a changed life. That’s the Gospel, not salvation by law, or by cheap grace, but by costly grace. Costly grace changes you from the inside out. Neither law nor cheap grace can do that. …[W]e still have a lot of legalism and moralism…… Continue reading Cheap grace
Ultimate Standards 