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Free! Free! Free! I Am Free!
Free! Free! Free! I Am Free! By John Piper I continue listening to The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797). In the midst of chapter seven the slave obtains his freedom. It was 1766. His own description of his ecstasy jolted me into a joyful experience of my own freedom — my […]
Do Not Let Sin Reign in Your Mortal Body, Part 1
Do Not Let Sin Reign in Your Mortal Body, Part 1 | Scripture: Romans 6:11–14 | Topic: Killing Sin Series: Romans: The Greatest Letter Ever Written Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, 13 and […]
Is Forgiving and Loving Your Enemy Two Different Issues?
Is Forgiving and Loving Your Enemy Two Different Issues? Is Forgiving and Loving Your Enemy Two Different Issues? Posted: 20 Feb 2013 11:46 AM PST #GTH Blog No this post is not about forgiveness. But here is a an eye-opener: There is nothing as much a Christian fails in doing as loving his enemies. On […]
God Didn’t Make Our Bodies Only for Sex
Home > 2013 > February God Didn’t Make Our Bodies Only for Sex FEB 212013 Chastity can lead to a fuller engagement with creation. Anna Broadway READ AS MULTIPLE PAGES When I look back on my most exciting adventures as a single woman, I won’t remember wishing I’d been having sex instead. I didn’t. Yes, I am trying to obey God through […]
What Kind of Seed Are You Sowing?
What Kind of Seed Are You Sowing? I hate stickers. Not the cute little things that my kids tend to spread all over the walls of my house. I am talking about the evil stickers that are trying to infiltrate my precious lawn. They are aggressive little demonic things that hurt when you step on […]
Watch Your Words
God has really been dealing with my lately on how powerful our words are and the danger of not being able to control what we say. This is one area of my life that I have to work the hardest on. Every since I was young I have had all these wonderful little sarcastic remarks […]
For You It’s Sin, For Me It’s Service
For You It’s Sin, For Me It’s Service Tim Challies 02/20/13 0 I’m not a grumbler, a complainer, and it’s a good thing, too, because complaining is one of those sins that I find especially offensive. Jerry Bridges counts it as one of Evangelicalism’s “respectable sin,” one that falls under our collective radar. He is […]
Your Sin Is No Match For God’s Grace
Your Sin Is No Match For God’s Grace By Jon Bloom | Feb 15, 2013 12:00 am The old hymn says it beautifully: “Grace, grace, God’s grace; grace that is greater than all my sin.” But the grace of God is not only great enough to “pardon and cleanse within.” It is so powerful, as […]
Ancient Words, Future Hope
Ancient Words, Future Hope Leviticus 4:1–6:30 Atonement is appealing because we all have relationships we wish we could reconcile. The 12-step program involves forgiving and forging renewed relationships when possible. But the story with God is different. There’s an acute awareness that we can’t fix things with our Creator; we need someone or something else […]
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