Author Archives: David Cartledge

When people begin to think about God they may assume that it is possible to begin with our own concepts of  God which we can build up into a fuller knowledge of God. However, when we think about God we … Continue reading →

God wants us to know him personally even though we don’t want to know him. He makes himself known to us through Jesus and he makes himself known in us by His Spirit. Jesus is The Truth and the Spirit … Continue reading →

John looked at the love of God expressed freely in Jesus and said, “God IS Love”. So we cannot describe the Being of God in any other way than simply the one who loves freely. This is the true God … Continue reading →

Are we able to grasp who God is by ourselves?  Can we ever explain him?  Some of the most brilliant human minds have thought their way to one god, many gods or even no gods at all.  We think that … Continue reading →

Many people assume they know at least some things about God. They have many ideas about God and some strong opinions on the subject. They assume that God must fit in with the best human logic and the highest human … Continue reading →

Arius (256 – 336) was a church leader whose starting point for thinking about God was Greek philosophy rather than Jesus. This way of imagining God was stronger to Arius than anything he could see in Jesus.  Arius always thought that … Continue reading →

Over and over again we need to hear, “Fix your thoughts on Jesus” because we so easily look elsewhere. Not a few may assume that there is some bigger and deeper reality of God that is above and beyond Jesus. … Continue reading →

Some have referred to the Holy Spirit as the shy member of the Trinity. He is happy to remain hidden as he shines his light on the Son and the Father through the Son. He wants to remain hidden for … Continue reading →

The Spirit’s passion and purpose is to glorify Jesus within us and among us. The Spirit doesn’t show us the glory with the result that we are detached spectators staring at the glory. Spirit is within and among us and … Continue reading →

Just before Jesus went to the cross he said that he would ask the Father to give us another just like himself. This other one would be with us forever. True to his word, Jesus received the Spirit from his … Continue reading →