Novation Church

And yet Jesus is claiming that what he's doing is actually pulling the age to come into this present age. That because of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, We are now living in this overlap, where we have one foot in this present age and the other in the age to come. We can experience the joy, the freedom, the healing that Jesus brings. And yet we still live in a world where things are hard, where we experience suffering. This is what Advent is about. It's about living in this in-between. And really, it's what the Christian experience is. We are all living in this already-but-not-yet reality.

Westminster Calvary

In some believers, they avoid going deeper with the Lord and growing up because they only want a simple message that is convenient to them, because they only want basic encouragement and not truth to obey. They only want familiar stories that avoid addressing sinful living. Oh, we don't talk about that. Ask. We're going to church, man. I just wanna feel good. Meanwhile, we're consuming all the stuff that makes us feel awful. And neglecting growth supports immaturity.