“There are those who sincerely try to live a life they do not have, substituting religion for God, Christianity for Christ, and their own noble endeavors for the energy, joy, and power of the Holy Spirit. In the absence of reality, they can only grasp at ritual, stubbornly defending the latter in the absence of the former, lest they be found with neither! There are those who have a life they never live. They have come to Christ and thanked Him only for what He did, but do not live in the power of who He is. Between the Jesus who was and the Jesus who will be they live in a spiritual vacuum, trying with no little zeal to live for Christ a life that only He can live in and through them, perpetually begging for what in Him they already have!” Major Ian Thomas (From the forward of Classic Christianity) (more…)

1. Introduction: The Cross – The Dividing Line of Human History.
   1. A Will is in Force Only When Someone Has Died.

      Hebrews 9:16-17

      “In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.”

   2. Without the Shedding of Blood (Sacrifice), There is No Forgiveness. (more…)

One late February afternoon, a listener in southern California called the People to People radio broadcast to talk to Bob George. Sue was becoming more and more confused about Christianity and her relationship with God.

A relative had joined a legalistic church and begun to adopt a life of rules and regulations. Sue tried to live up to those standards, but soon became frustrated and disillusioned upon the honest realization that she was unable to perform these same works at every point, all of the time. (more…)