Category Archives: Grace and Forgiveness

From Shadow to Reality

Posted on 6 March, 2013 by Jon Gleason

The Old Testament feasts were only a shadow — Christ is the substance. Continue reading →

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Why I’m in the Ministry

Posted on 4 March, 2013 by Jon Gleason

I hear the Saviour say, ‘Thy strength indeed is small; Child of weakness, watch and pray, Find in Me thine all in all.’ Chorus: Jesus paid it all, All to Him I owe; Sin had left a crimson stain, He … Continue reading →

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“Good” at Repentance

Posted on 28 January, 2013 by Jon Gleason

Change is itself a form of apology, an implied admission that prior behaviour was wrong. Continue reading →

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“Justification” — “Just as if I Never Sinned?”

Posted on 24 January, 2013 by Jon Gleason

When He pardoned our sin and imputed His righteousness to us, He covered it all. He justified us, lined us up perfectly with His full standard. Continue reading →

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“Imputation” — The Way it Works

Posted on 22 January, 2013 by Jon Gleason

There aren’t good Christians and bad Christians, there are righteousness of God Christians and false Christians. Continue reading →

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Condemnation, Why and for What?

Posted on 19 January, 2013 by Jon Gleason

The reason unbelievers go to Hell is not the sins they have committed. Continue reading →

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Trying to Hit the Ball

Posted on 15 January, 2013 by Jon Gleason

This horrible experience at the hands of those girls caused all my weird character quirks. Fifth-grade girls are the root cause of war and disease and world poverty and hunger. Continue reading →

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