Back to the Basics

Truth:

Jesus is the way, the TRUTH, and the life.
The Holy Spirit guides us to the TRUTH.
We must speak the TRUTH, in love, and our actions will follow suit.
The TRUTH sets us free.

Love:

Yaheweh is LOVE.
We will be recognized as Christian or not by how we LOVE.
LOVE and meaning are intricately intertwined.
LOVE must be married with truth.
LOVE must be sincere; hate what is evil, cling to what is good.

Faith:

FAITH without works is dead.
When we live without FAITH we live in fear.
Our FAITH is made perfect in love.
We must step out in FAITH.
Our practices define and refine our FAITH.

Hope:

HOPE is birthed by and then fuels faith and love.
Our HOPE is in Christ.
HOPE must be based in truth.
HOPE, through love, forsakes all things of the past.
Nothing can compromise our HOPE in Christ; we cannot mess up too much.

Humility:

God will not meet with a proud heart.
Pride is as great a sin as idolatry.
In HUMILITY we find the truth of ourselves and can better realize the truth of Christ.
We are to judge only those who place themselves under our authority.

Diligence:

We are to be DILIGENT in fulfilling our responsibilities and commitments.
DILIGENCE keeps us in step with God’s will.
With DILIGENCE we till hope.

Obedience:

We are to OBEY whether or not we understand or agree.
We are to have a radical OBEDIENCE that the world will not understand.