http://themattbrammer.com/blog A Blog About Jesus, His Bride and Life Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:38:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, I know.  I failed at blogging this summer.  For all my readers, I apologize, but don't worry, Christ has revealed a good bit to me this summer and I plan on sharing it when I get back to school. So here is something the Lord has been teaching me. Genesis 1:26-27 26Then ... http://themattbrammer.com/blog/2009/07/reflecting-and-respecting-the-image-of-god/ I'm currently in St. Petersburg at Eckerd College for the entire summer and my posts will be very rare.  So I apologize, but I will be posting a good one tonight.  The Lord has revealed many things to me in the past week. Check out these guys.  They are the organization ... http://themattbrammer.com/blog/2009/06/again-long-time-no-blog/ Romans 10:9 is a famous passage that many people hear "if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved"\ In the south, (I have only really been in the south so I'll go with that) ... http://themattbrammer.com/blog/2009/05/salvation-in-the-south/ Micah Taylor, Taylor Cash and myself have been working on this site. Please check it out Grace and Peace. http://themattbrammer.com/blog/2009/04/the-church-revolution/ Not only does this send a message to unbelievers that Christians are ridiculous...it also is bad theology. I know this is just a fairy tale, but the story draws away from the point of the holiday. So once the child finds out that the easter bunny is just a story, ... http://themattbrammer.com/blog/2009/04/why-chrisitans-have-a-bad-name-sometimespart-deux/ A common misconception that occurs within a lot of Christian teachings is that we have to fix ourselves before Christ saves us.  The Pharisees  had this problem. Matthew 9:10-13 10And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his ... http://themattbrammer.com/blog/2009/04/who-christ-came-for/ A little taste of a soild view on homosexuality.  To become more like Christ involves sacrifice, which is ourselves. I cannot be okay with someone who is an openly practicing homosexual to be leaders in our churches. I cannot be okay with a porn-addict who is a pastor. Being a Christian ... http://themattbrammer.com/blog/2009/04/houck-on-homosexuality/ I never said I was sorry. Applying culture to the Church is a big downfall for a Church, some will argue it is paganism. But that is for another day*. Christians can't apologize to culture, unless you have seriously hurt them with words or actions (and even then that would be ... http://themattbrammer.com/blog/2009/04/its-a-work-in-progress/ Wayne Grudem on why theology is important to believers. Dr. Wayne Grudem Addresses the Advance 09 Crowd from The Resurgence on Vimeo. http://themattbrammer.com/blog/2009/04/theology-its-not-just-for-people-to-show-off-their-vocabulary/ It seems I've gotten some attention from Duncan. :) He has a point, Christ was the only person who has and ever will live exactly like Christ. As believers in Christ's redeeming grace, our response should be to throw off the old self and walk in the new (Eph. 4: 22-24 and ... http://themattbrammer.com/blog/2009/04/image-confusion/