ASBURY – A lesson from the butterfly
If we see Asbury as the ultimate destination and a move of God, we embrace are in danger of embracing a caterpillar theology. And even though it is a glorious departure point of birth and renewal, revival is ultimately about transformation and not about worship. Let’s take a lesson from the humble butterfly!
LEARNING TO UNLEARN
There are many habits that we need to unlearn, but few are so aggressively revealed as those that we so often find on social media. There are three that probably need more attention than others.
WHAT KIND OF LIFE IS THIS?
If the US elections revealed one thing, it is the sad reality that untransformed Christianity, even camouflaged as truth and preservation, becomes as toxic as the evil it tries to expose.
WHAT KIND OF TEACHING IS THIS?
The Bible is as much the source of truth as it is a book that can corrupt.
WHAT KIND OF FAITH IS THIS?
“If your Christian conversion did not reverse the direction of your life, if it did not transform it, then you are not converted at all. You are simply a victim of the ‘accept Jesus’ heresy!” – AW Tozer
SOUPIFIED – Twice transformed into a Christ-consciousness
And so, the metamorphose begins, taking roughly two weeks to turn from a furry slug into a beautiful, winged butterfly. This process of transformation is no less magical for a follower of Christ than that of the simple caterpillar. Regeneration, transformation and metamorphose is as painful as it is glorious