In my last post (When Scripture Seems to Conflict) I said that God doesn’t give two opposite commands at the same time. He doesn’t tell wives to confront and challenge their husbands and at the same time to submit to and respect their husbands. I went on to explain how to put the two kinds […]
What do we do when following one passage seems to contradict another passage of Scripture? For example, I’ve read several articles that tell wives of “abusive” husbands to confront them with their sin, and the verse used to justify this is Ephesians 5:11, “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather […]
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,When sorrows like sea billows roll;Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,It is well, it is well, with my soul. Refrain It is well, with my soul, It is well, with my soul, It is well, it is well, with my soul. Though Satan should buffet, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
One of the things that make the yellow lights in my head start blinking is when people say things like, “When God tells us to X for Y. This means that Y needs X.” Then the yellow lights go to red when someone adds, “I’m Y and therefore needy, you’re part of everyone else and […]
by Matt Meyer Renae and I enjoy listening to a podcast by the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Albert Mohler, called “The Briefing”. In it Mohler analyzes current events and news from a Christian World View in tight, daily, 20 minute episodes. This week, one of the news bits was linked to a […]
Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (Rom. 15:5–6). What a great benediction this is. When we recognize who God is, the God […]
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