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 […]
“I hate my job. I go to work every morning, push buttons all day long, go home. When I get home, I’m so tired from the monotony of my ugly job, all I can do is sit in front of the TV and veg out.” Many people have this view of their jobs. Sometimes they […]
I was reading The Freedom And Power of Forgiveness, by John MacArthur this afternoon and came across a number of quotations I thought were especially helpful. Here they are: “Since God commands us to forgive others, refusing to do so is an act of direct disobedience against Him. Let me say it plainly: refusing to […]
Here are some more quotes from Dr. Powlison’s article on Psalm 119. Besides reading Psalm 119 over and over again, I highly encourage your purchasing David’s article, Powlison, D. (2004). Suffering and Psalm 119. The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Number 4, Fall 2004. “Raw, unsmelted honesty is always perverted by the insanity of sin. Should […]
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, […]
Counseling sounds like something the professionals do, but how should a Christian think about the relationship between their daily Bible reading and how it is equipping them to counsel those in their life? Right now, our church and others are doing what is called the Bible Reading Challenge. The purpose of this program is to help people get into […]
By Kenton Spratt, Pastor Christ Church, Spokane, WA 14. What is sin? Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God. 15. What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created? The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were […]
I keep running into Christians who refuse to forgive other people for the terrible things they have done to them. There are a number of reasons for this, they tell me: they can’t forgive because the person hasn’t asked for forgiveness; they can’t forgive because the person doesn’t show enough contrition in their confession, they […]
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