PERSPECTIVE - Why Reality Is More Than What You Can See [Revelation 1:9-11]

What actually makes someone a better person? More confidence? Greater self-belief? Looking deeper within? Jesus gives a very different answer. His opening words in the Sermon on the Mount show that real change begins when we stop looking to ourselves for the answer.

We are quick to say that we want justice. But what happens when that same standard is applied to us? If God is just, His justice cannot stop with everyone else. None of us measures up. The gospel offers something we cannot achieve or earn for ourselves: a righteousness that God provides.

Self-love, self-esteem, self-confidence, self-care, self-discovery. We live in an age increasingly preoccupied with self. But the self cannot be both the problem and the solution. We suppress the truth about God because acknowledging God threatens our desire to be our own authority. To understand who we are, perhaps we need to start by asking a different question: Who is God?

There is no shortage of theories about what is wrong with the world. Some blame politics, others education, others bad ideas or plain ignorance. But what if we have misdiagnosed the problem and there is something deeper going on? What if we are far better at suppressing the truth than we realize? [Romans 1]

Our culture is deeply confused about gender, but Genesis is not. From the beginning, God created humanity male and female, equal in dignity and made for one another. This message traces the biblical foundations of manhood and womanhood, showing how God’s design is not oppressive, but good, purposeful, and deeply connected to His plan of redemption. Discover more resources and what’s coming next: www.atthecrux.com Partner with us in sharing truth and equipping believers. Give or support here: www.atthecrux.com/#partner