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Category Archives: Depravity
Meet the citizens of heaven
It might surprise some to meet the true citizens of heaven. Many religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said of them, “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. ….You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are” (Matthew 23:14-15). Jesus said to these religious leaders, “religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said, “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. …Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you” (Matthew 21:31). Continue reading
Posted in Afraid to die, Afterlife, Assurance, Atheism, Atheists, Belief, Blessed by God, Born again?, Christian worldview, Christianity, Cliches, Comfort, Cross of Christ, Cross of Jesus, Crucifixion, Death of Christ, Depravity, Disciple-making, Elentics, Eternal life, Eternal security, Evangelism, Faith, Fear of death, God's Heart, God's Love, Godly sorrow, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Greatness, Heaven, Human depravity, Humility, Jesus Christ, Justification, Legalism, Main problem, Matthew 7:1-6, Meekness, New Creation, Pharisees, Poor in spirit, Proud, Reconciliation, Regeneration, Religion, Religion-not the answer, Repentance, Salvation, Searching, Security of salvation, Seeker Services, Seeking God, Selfishness, Sin, Spiritual inventory, Teaching of Jesus, The cross of Christ, Unbelief, Walking with God, Witness, Worldly sorrow
Tagged How to know if you're going to heaven, Religion-not the answer, Who will be in heaven?
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Seven considerations before talking about marriage, sexuality and gender
Seven foundational truths for discussing marriage, sexuality and gender. Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Creation, Depravity, Divorce and Remarriage, Gay, Gay Marriage?, Gender, Homosexual lifestyle, Homosexuality, Human depravity, Human dignity, Marriage, marriage problems, Same-sex, Sexual orientation, Sexual Preference, Sexual temptations, Sexuality, troubled marriage, Wisdom
Tagged church position on sexuality, churches and gay marriage, Churches and gender issues, gender and marriage
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Why do I feel so torn?
If you are a teacher in the Church or one who influences other followers of Christ, please make sure they understand the painful reality of the tension they will experience and how torn they will feel because of God’s Spirit living in them. The Christian life is one of tension between the already and the not yet. Continue reading
Posted in Blessed by God, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church Leadership, Conflict, Contentment, Depravity, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Doubt, Encouragement, Eternal life, Eternal security, Faith, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's Love, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Guidelines for living, Holy Spirit, Hope?, Meaning of life, Pastors, Salvation, Sanctification, Spirit filled, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Temptation, Trials
Tagged Christian life is not easy, Life hurts, Life with God is hard, new Christians must know this, spiritual growth, Suffering, Trials, When life is hard
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Troubled dust, but dust that dreams
Rest securely and confidently in what God has done for you in Christ! And remind yourself often that…. Continue reading
Posted in Agnostic, Atheism, Atheists, Death of Christ, Depravity, Depression, Despair, Easter, Eternal life, Eternal security, Evil in the world, Fear of death, God's Love, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Grieving, Heaven, Hope?, Human depravity, Human dignity, Humanism, In Christ, Jesus Christ, Loss, Meaning of life, Problem of evil, Promises of Bible, purpose, Religion-not the answer, Resurrection, Salvation, Sin, Suffering, The cross of Christ
Tagged ashes to ashes, dust to dust, empty, Hope, hopeless feelings, life after death, Meaning of life, Meaninglessness, more to life
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Therapeutic vs. True Gospel
Jesus Christ died for my sin and the most vivid expression of my sin is my willful self-preoccupation. A gospel message that invites me to stay at the center is not the true gospel. Listen closely to the emphasis when you hear someone invite people to follow Jesus. Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church Leadership, Church Planting, Confession, Depravity, Disciple-making, Doctrine, Evangelicals, Evangelism, Evil in the world, Faith, God's Love, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Hamartiology, Kingdom, Poor in spirit, Pride, Reconciliation, Religion-not the answer, Repentance, Salvation, Seeker Services, Seeking God, Self esteem, Self love, Self-deception, Selfishness, Sin
Tagged Evangelism, Gospel, Seeker Churches, Selfish, Sin, Therapeutic gospel, True gospel, Witnessing
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Confused about God in a world of suffering
In our efforts to understand how God relates to the evil actions of humans (or even to His own acts of judgment), we must make some important distinctions concerning God’s will. Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Assurance, Atheism, Atheists, Bitterness, Christian worldview, Comfort, D. A. Carson, Depravity, Despair, Doctrine, Doubt, Evil in the world, God, God's Patience, God's control, God's Heart, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Hope?, Jesus Christ, Justice, Origin of Sin, Pain, Problem of evil, Salvation, Seeking God, Sin, Sovereignty, Suffering, Theodicy, Theology, Will of God
Tagged Does God care? God and evil, God's will, Problem of evil, why so much suffering in the world? Evil
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Leading our children to faith in Christ
How can we lead them away from bad behavior and commend them for good behavior while teaching them how desperately they need God’s grace as sinners? Continue reading
Posted in Dads, Depravity, Family life, Fathers, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Home Schooling, Human depravity, Mothers, My mother, Origin of Sin, Parenting, Parenting Groups, Parenting teens, Proverbs, Salvation
Tagged Children and faith, Leading our children to Christ, When do children believe
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Our only hope and those who receive it
Watching and reading the daily news gives the feeling that things are not getting better on the planet we call home. Current conditions make me want to offer a simple prayer, “Dear God, things are not so good down here. I … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol addiction, Anger, Change, Christianity, Counseling, Crisis, Culture, Depravity, Despair, Discouragement, Human depravity, Humanism, Reconciliation, Regeneration, Religion-not the answer, Repentance, Restoration, Salvation, Seeking God, Social work, Violence, Will of God, Wisdom, Worldview
Tagged God's solution, Religion, Salvation, Self-righteous
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A closer look at the effects of Adam’s sin
There has been a good bit of recent focus on the historical personhood of Adam. Interestingly, after Genesis 5, the Old Testament does not mention Adam. He doesn’t reappear in Scripture until the genealogy of Jesus. There is a kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Anthropology, Audio, Audio Resource, Cain, Depravity, Depression, Devil, Evil in the world, Evil One, Hamartiology, Hermeneutics, Human depravity, Origin of Sin, Problem of evil, Reformed Theology, Salvation, Sin, Theology
Tagged Adam, Cain and Abel, Fall of Man, Reformed Theology, Sin, Sin nature, Sovereign Grace
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A dangerous and predatory evil
Envy is a universal evil found in every culture and class of people. It’s often prevalent among refined and ostensibly religious people. Continue reading
Posted in Bitterness, Depravity, Envy and Jealousy, Evil in the world, Evil One
Tagged Envy, Evil
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