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The Gates Are Not Self-Access
A modest note on Psalm 24, holiness, and access to God that is received in Christ rather than self-issued.
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Holiness
A collected route through the journey.
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The World To Come Is Not Postponed Holiness
A modest Creed-shaped note on the life of the world to come as future hope that purifies present obedience.
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Here I Am Is Not Self-Appointment
A modest note on Isaiah's sending, where readiness follows cleansing rather than self-confidence or despair.
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The Vessels Are Not Banquet Props
A modest note on Belshazzar's feast, holy things, and judgement that weighs power without becoming entertainment.
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The Bitter Root Is Not Private
A modest note on bitterness as a communal danger that must be healed by Christ rather than hidden as private injury.
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The Holy Hill Is Not Self-Certification
A modest note on Psalm 15 as searching examination before God rather than a ladder of self-certifying righteousness.
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The Appalled Silence Is Not Repentance Itself
A modest note on Ezra's appalled grief, truthful confession, and repentance that cannot stop at being shocked by sin.
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Fleeing Is Not Fear
A modest note on Paul's command to flee and pursue, where Christian courage sometimes begins by refusing the wrong contest.
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The Former Desires Are Not Home
A modest note on 1 Peter's call to holiness as a return from old desires, not a performance of religious control.
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The First Rule Is Not The Whole Life
A modest Methodist-shaped note on doing no harm as a beginning of holy love rather than a complete Christian life.
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Freedom Is Not Permission To Be Ruled
A modest note on 1 Corinthians 6 and why Christian liberty cannot make the body a private zone away from Christ.
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The Peaceable Fruit Is Not Instant Relief
A modest note on Hebrews, discipline, and peaceable fruit that grows under Christ rather than immediate relief.
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The Orphan And Widow Are Not Illustrations
A modest note on James's undefiled religion as mercy and holiness held together before Christ.
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The Pearls Are Not Contempt
A modest note on Matthew 7, holy speech, discernment, and refusing to turn truth into either contempt or performance.
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The Sanctus Is Not Background
A modest note on the Sanctus as worship joining holiness and welcome rather than background music before the table.
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The Hidden Life Is Not Disappearance
A modest note on Colossians 3, hidden life in Christ, and why humility is not disappearance from visible obedience.
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Social Holiness Is Not Busyness
A modest Methodist-shaped note on social holiness, shared discipline, and love that must not become either private or merely busy.
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The Strange Fire Is Not Zeal
A modest note on Nadab and Abihu, holy worship, and nearness to God that is received rather than invented.
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The Steadying Hand Is Not Reverence
A cautious note on Uzzah, the ark, and holy nearness that is received with joy but not managed as cargo.
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The Censer Is Not A Crown
A modest note on Korah's rebellion, holy service, and why nearness to sacred things should not become self-appointment.
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Hallowed Is Not Flattery
A modest note on the first petition of the Lord's Prayer as a request for God's name to be honoured truthfully, not praised with empty religious words.
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Perfection Is Not Pretending
A modest note on Methodist Christian perfection as love healed by grace, not a claim to flawlessness.
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The Holy Church Is Not A Boast
A modest note on confessing the Church as holy without using holiness to excuse sin or despairing of Christ's sanctifying work.
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The Ark Is Not A Talisman
A modest note on Israel bringing the ark into battle, holy signs, and the danger of trying to manage God's presence.
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The Burning Bush Is Not A Display
A modest note on Moses before the burning bush, holy ground, and the God whose presence stops and sends.