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Category Archives: Sin
Deep confession of sin
Here is an opportunity to find and celebrate the mercy and grace of our God at a much deeper level. Continue reading
Posted in Confession, Depravity, Human depravity, Origin of Sin, Sin, Wisdom
Tagged Confession, Sin, true confession
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The truth is that every Jekyll has his Hyde, whom he cannot control and who threatens to take him over. But no human being is irredeemable.
Don’t miss the music at the end! Continue reading
Posted in Origin of Sin, Salvation, Sin, Spiritual transformation, Wisdom
Tagged Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Evil, Salvation, Sin
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What about Cain?
What do we learn about the sin nature from Cain? For all that has been written about the fall of humanity, very little is focused on Cain. Check the major works of theology on this theme and you won’t find substantive consideration of Cain. Why is this? Continue reading
Posted in Cain, Depravity, Human depravity, Origin of Sin, Reformed Theology, Salvation, Sin, Theology
Tagged Cain, Cain and Abel, Fall of Man, Sin nature, Theology, total depravity
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What kind of person are you?
Is grace amazing or interesting? The wonder and availability of God’s grace will not move some people. Continue reading
Did I commit the unforgivable sin?
Aside from specifically identifying blasphemy against the Spirit, we can at least say that it included… Continue reading
Two highly recommended books
1. The Contemporary Christian: Applying God’s Word to Today’s World, by John R. W. Stott I enjoyed every page of this book. I have returned to it a number of times and believe that it continues to speak with refreshing insight. I wish every … Continue reading
Posted in Cornelius Plantinga Jr., Discipleship, Evil in the world, John R. W. Stott, John Stott, Origin of Sin, Problem of evil, Sin, Wisdom
Tagged John Stott
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Evil from childhood?
Five essential personal applications. Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Evil in the world, Origin of Sin, Problem of evil, Sin, Theodicy, Theology
Tagged Evil, Evil in the world, Fall of Man, Sin
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Elentics and the Holy Spirit
All who care about reaching others with the goodnews of salvation must care about elentics Continue reading
Posted in Disciple-making, Discipleship, Holy Spirit, Missions, Salvation, Sin, Witness, Younger Evangelicals
Tagged conviction, Guilt, Holy Spirit, shame
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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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Every Jekyll has his Hyde
Humans are beings of dignity (made in the image of the good Creator) and beings of depravity (fallen from that image). This explains a lot about the world and our daily struggles. Continue reading
Posted in Human depravity, Human dignity, Humanism, John R. W. Stott, John Stott, Salvation, Sin, Truth, Wisdom
Tagged Depravity, Dignity, Fall of humanity, Humanism, Why am I so divided?
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