1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:1-2 ESV When we find one of our brothers or sisters in Christ tangled in sin we … Read More
Is It Hard To Believe That God Does Whatever He Wants?
This weekend, my husband Rony and I caught up on one of our favorite TV shows. In this particular episode, one of the main character’s husband passed away. Both of us watched in silence as devastation and shock set in to this character’s heart and life. I became curious about the emotions and experiences of what it means to be … Read More
9 Graces Every Believer Should Possess
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22 ESV Here we have nine beautiful graces which should portray our attitude to God, to other people, and to ourselves. I find it helpful for myself to organize these nine graces in to … Read More
Humble Freedom
13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by … Read More
True Freedom
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. You are severed … Read More
Persecution Is Not The Same As Receiving Consequences For Being A Jerk
28 Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. 29 But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now. 30 But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave … Read More
Theology: Do We Dislike it or Do We Fear It?
8 The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. Titus 3:8 ESV Theology is the study of the nature of God. How anyone can study God and not be changed … Read More
I Kept My Virginity, But Not My Purity: Part One
For a followup post visit, “I Kept My Virginity, But Not My Purity: Part Two” A few weeks ago I got a phone call from one of my girlfriends announcing that she got a boyfriend. I asked her what she intended to say to him about how they will protect their purity. She continued to tell that they have already … Read More
For All The Future Preachers Out There: What Is A Sermon?
“Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.” -John Calvin When Dr. John Piper recently retired from his pastorate at Bethlehem Baptist Church he said that one of the primary marks of his ministry was the pulpit. He said that in his church there … Read More
The Secret Of The “Easy Yoke”
In his famous book The Spirit of the Disciplines the late Dallas Willard wastes no time in arriving straight to the problem with most Christians today. He says, So, those who say we cannot truly follow Christ turn out to be correct in a sense. We cannot behave “on the spot” as he did and taught if in the rest of … Read More
