Gospel-centred life
The Holy Spirit changes me through the gospel.
Consider this
Two years ago, Paul had little time for addicts. He lumped them all together as self-pitying ‘victims’, wallowing in the mess of their own making. That’s why no one was more surprised than him when he offered Jake (the ‘recovering alcoholic’) the opportunity to do an apprenticeship. Jake was the reason the church had set up a support group for families struggling with addiction in the first place. Sarah, Jake’s sister, had got to know a few people from church and it had become obvious that the church had a responsibility to help out this family in a very practical way. There had been some resistance from a small minority — not least Paul — to this family getting ‘involved’ with the church. But that was two years ago. You could say a lot of water had passed under the bridge since then. Paul preferred to think of it as nothing less than a miracle.
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We have a saying that goes something like this: ‘Whatever the question, the gospel is the answer’. Obviously if you wanted to know who won Wimbledon in 2003, this statement might be found wanting. But in questions about life and godliness it comes up trumps every time.
