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 […]
Forgiveness is difficult when we think the person who sinned against us doesn’t understand what they’ve done to us. They don’t “get” it. They seem to continue on like nothing happened, or they don’t acknowledge or agree that it ever did happen. But we know, way down in our heart, that they sinned against us […]
I thought I should take a few posts to explain what I think about forgiveness, confession of sin, and repentance. When we begin the conversation, we need to talk about our terms. Here’s how I think the Bible describes forgiveness, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” Now where there is […]
Today I’d like to write about two philosophical and theological positions: patriarchalism (as defined by the feminists and egalitarians) and egalitarianism. Let me say up front that if Patriarchalism is what is represented by feminists were true, I would be against it from top to bottom. So, what I’m writing here is not regarding what […]
Some have mentioned that Jay Adams (also Chris Braun, Jim Newheiser, etc) said that you couldn’t forgive someone unless and until they asked for forgiveness. I thought this way for a long time too. The main difference between what thought before and what and I am saying now is that there wasn’t a word for […]
I was sent this link to a collection of articles that claim to be “Exploring the biblical theology of Christian Egalitarianism.” I thought I would respond to a few of the articles listed. Here is my first offering. It refers to this article called, “4 Facts that Show “Head” does not mean “Leader” in 1 […]
The letters I answer in this space were made. They are at best a composite of various counseling situations I’ve been involved in over the years. If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, please know that that is most likely because they are very common situations. Dear Pastor Lawyer, Thank you for writing […]
The letters I answer in this space were made. They are at best a composite of various counseling situations I’ve been involved in over the years. If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, please know that that is most likely because they are very common situations. Dear Pastor Lawyer, I’ve been trying […]
The following came from Luther: Letters of Spiritual Counsel. Translated and Edited by Theodore G. Tappert TO MR. AND MRS. MATTHIAS KNUDSEN. October 21, 1531 John Knudsen, “of the diocese of Schleswig” near the border of present-day Denmark, was matriculated in the university in Wittenberg on June 7, 1529, and was in all probability the […]
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