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Half Alive?
Ever met anyone who speaks like a Christian, but lives like they aren’t? How about someone who is very kind, but knows near nothing about Christ other than He died for sinners? Or someone who knows a lot about theology … Continue reading
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Election: One Door, Two Views
Phil Ryken: The famous American Bible teacher Donald Grey Barnhouse (1895–1960) often used an illustration to help people make sense of election. He asked them to imagine a cross like the one on which Jesus died, only so large that … Continue reading
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Which Gospel Do You Believe In?
Jonathan Leeman: Which “gospel” do you believe in? Your answer to that question will have a direct bearing on what you think about church discipline. Therefore, it’s worth making sure we are talking about the same gospel before we talk … Continue reading
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The Four Questions For Your Dating Conduct
Crazy things happen when Christians start talking about dating. As soon as you start talking about dating and actually get specific about how you think it should look, the claws come out and defenses quickly go up. Given that, in … Continue reading
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What Exactly Is Sexual Immorality?
In 1 Corinthians 6:18-20, Paul writes, “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, … Continue reading
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To Love Sin is to Hate Jesus
Becoming a Christian changes things. It changes what you do, what you think, and how you feel about all kinds of things. Not only does it create new loves, but also, becoming a Christians means you gain new things to … Continue reading
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The Most Moving Prayer on the Cross I Know Of
I have yet to find a more moving prayer on the cross of Jesus Christ than this one. May the Lord open your eyes all the wider to see how His loves shines at Calvary. Note: For those of you who … Continue reading
Adoption: Our Highest Blessing (In Honor of Baby Eli)
My wife and I are blessed with, what it seems, the best kind of friends God has to offer. I could speak for days about the gratefulness I have for the friends Christ has gifted to my wife and I. … Continue reading
We Lepers…
“So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.” John 1:14 John Ortberg: Father Damien was a … Continue reading
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The Saturday Post(s)
Love is Not Open-Mindedness. A needed reminder. “As it’s been said, the opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference. Love gets angry when the good of it’s beloved is threatened.” Perfect Love Requires Perfect Hate. “My last resistance to the idea … Continue reading
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