Generally speaking, Christians know how to deal with sin. We confess our sin to God and to whoever we sinned against (1 Jn 1:9), we repent and ask for forgiveness (Lk 17:4), we forgive, and then we hug (hugging is very important). But does all this mean that everything is automatically back to the way […]
Earlier I mentioned that wanting someone else’s belongings, gifts, abilities, or looks is covetousness. And in response to thinking about it, we all confessed any sin we had hidden in our hearts and were forgiven. I also mentioned that I would talk some more about this area of life again now. And here we are. […]
Text: My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing… But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, […]
By Douglas Wilson Dear Janelle, I received your letter yesterday, and had already heard from your brother and sister-in-law. They confirmed for me the very difficult and challenging situation you are in with your husband, and they said that they had encouraged you to write to me with your question. I was glad to hear […]
This post is the continuation of this, this, and this. I thought it might be helpful to give a more direct and detailed study of 1 Peter 3:1-6. This is part four. Answering some questions that some might be thinking. Questions and Answers that might have arisen from this post: Q: You said, “submit means obey.” Does this mean […]
This post is the continuation of this and this. I thought it might be helpful to give a more direct and detailed study of 1 Peter 3:1-6. This is part three. Before we get to the nuts and bolts of what a wife is supposed to do, let’s talk for a moment about who is […]
This post is the continuation of this first post. I thought it might be helpful to give a more direct and detailed study of 1 Peter 3:1-6. This is part two. Peter then moves on to give a few examples of areas of life where this witness might be exhibited: regular citizens with human […]
1 Peter 3:1-6 Does it have anything to do with Us? In response to a blog post I wrote a month or so ago, several people commented that I had twisted Scripture when I applied 1 Peter 3:1-6 to a wife who was living with a husband who was very much less than loving toward […]
Hi Sally, Here’s what I think. Four things spring to mind: First, stop thinking about, fretting about, and wringing your hands about George and how he is or isn’t doing. Stop reading your Bible with George in mind. Stop thinking, “Hey, there’s another verse George isn’t doing.” Or, “There’s another verse George is falling short […]
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