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Away from Sin; Toward Sinners
November 15, 2024
Away from Sin; Toward Sinners The first time the word “sinner” is used in the Bible is Genesis 13:13: “Now the men of Sodom were wicked exceedingly and sinners against the LORD.” An important part of this story is that Sodom is where Lot, the nephew of Abram, lived. He shouldn’t have been there, and […]
continue reading...Prayer List
November 8, 2024
Prayer List Perhaps you are a “list” person. Perhaps you are not. In any case, if you are a Christian, you are to be a “prayer” person, list or not. Let’s think about it for a few moments. Lists are helpful so that we revisit what we once thought was a good idea. We all […]
continue reading...Existential
November 2, 2024
Existential We have heard the word “existential,” or, “existential threat” quite a bit in the news lately with regard to the upcoming election. One side believes that the election of the opposing party’s candidate would pose an “existential threat,” but it is not clear what exactly is the risk, or even the meaning of the […]
continue reading...Jesus was Not a Victim
August 28, 2024
Jesus was Not a Victim Jesus left heaven’s glory to enter into the created world and live among those who were in rebellion against God. He was misunderstood, falsely accused, and wrongly sentenced to capital punishment on the cross. But, Jesus never played the victim. On the other hand, Jesus made Himself to be vulnerable. […]
continue reading...What Fruit has come from Shame? (Romans 6:21)
August 22, 2024
What Fruit has come from Shame? (Romans 6:21) “You should be ashamed of yourself !” When was the last time someone said that to you? Perhaps it was a long time ago. Maybe it was your father or mother. They probably weren’t wrong. Shame is most often attached to a bad action or bad choice […]
continue reading...God Does Not Revert to the Mean
August 21, 2024
God Does Not Revert to the Mean I marked Romans 3:3 as one of the critical questions of the Bible: “What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?” Let me point out a rather obvious point in this verse: there is a difference between “faithlessness” and “faithfulness.” The old hymn […]
continue reading...What is a “Good” Christian?
August 5, 2024
What is a “Good” Christian? Recent news accounts quoted a person describing a particular Jewish man in less than favorable terms. It was explained, at least in part, why this person deserved this description, and I wondered how it would go if a Christian were described in the same way, a *** Christian. It would […]
continue reading...Do You Presume on the Riches of God’s Kindness?
July 31, 2024
Do You Presume on the Riches of God’s Kindness? We don’t like to be presumed upon. That is, we don’t appreciate when people place expectations upon us for a certain response or favor without first being consulted. But do we do the same thing to God? Our verse, Romans 2:4, was included in last week’s […]
continue reading...Freedom vs. Independence
July 6, 2024
Freedom vs. Independence I know why we call July 4 Independence Day, and it is accurate. We are no longer under the thumb of a foreign power. But in our present cultural moment, we must see “freedom” and “independence” as opposed to one another. I am basing my thoughts on a favorite verse from 1 […]
continue reading...Only Jesus Does All Things Well
June 28, 2024
Only Jesus Does All Things Well Let’s clear away the silly argument first, before we get to something more practical. In the Middle Ages, theological nerds argued whether God could create a rock to heavy for Himself to pick up. So if you want to argue whether, since Jesus does all things well, He can […]
continue reading... - “Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the heart and soul to God, through Christ, with the strength and assistance of the Holy Spirit, for such things as God has promised, or according to the Word, for the good of the church, with submission, in faith, to the will of God.” - John Bunyan
