What to do with morality?

Up front

Paul Grimmond | 1 October, 2009

I was listening to a sermon the other day, in which the preacher said, “Christianity is not about morality. It’s not about right and wrong. It’s about a relationship.” It’s not the first time I’ve heard that phrase, or something like it, and I’m sure it won’t be the last. In fact, I’m sure that I’ve used it myself in the past. I know what it’s trying to say. I just can’t help feeling that we’ve got the right argument for the wrong moment in history.

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The video evolution

Tony Payne | 1 October, 2007

The view from here: How the resurrection changes your life

Thought

Peter Bolt | 11 November, 1999

In an article in the previous Briefing, we considered how the resurrection of Jesus confirmed his Lordship over all creation and changed the eternal fortunes of those who believe in him. In this second article, we look at how the resurrection changes the lives of Christ’s followers here and now. What impact does our belief in ‘the death of death’ have on the way we think and act?

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Raising the stakes: Why the resurrection matters

Thought

Greg Clarke | Phillip Jensen | 21 October, 1999

In this article, we explore the meaning of the resurrection. Too often evangelicals speak of it as if it were just tacked on to the end of our doctrine of the cross. But the Bible speaks of the resurrection as the event upon which faith stands or falls. This first of two articles on the resurrection examines what the resurrection achieved; the second article will consider what it means to live as those who are ‘raised with Christ’.

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