The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love…
Tag: sin
Common Conundrums
There are times when we feel our situation is exceptional. No other human has ever dealt with this as I am dealing. Nobody ever felt this as intensely as I feel. No one with my status also faces my static. We would do well to remember that neither our strengths, our weakness, our passions, nor…
If Faith Really Works…
People often refer to Hebrews 11 as the “Hall of Faith”. It details various people who placed their faith in the living God. We may expect things to end well for each of them. Contrary to our temporal perspective, some of these people do not get to ride off into the sunset at the visible…
A Lesson On True Blindness
As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” “It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could…
An Identity Argument
Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” “But we are descendants of Abraham,” they said. “We have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean, ‘You will be set…
Lessons Learned: Sin
But you are pure and cannot stand the sight of evil. Will you wink at their treachery? Should you be silent while the wicked swallow up people more righteous than they? Habakkuk 1:13 (NLT) The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and…
Don’t Take My Favorite!
Anything that competes with attention, affection, or loyalty that belongs to God is an idol. An idol is anything or anyone we love more than God, serve more than God, fear more than God, or seek to please more than God. Idols are more than those disgusting things we denounce in others. Idols are also…
The Good I Want Vs. The Evil I Do
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the…
The Path Out of the Darkness
These videos and their notes that follow come from a series titled, “All The Best Questions.” These sermons deal with the uncomfortable topic of suicide and the questions that surround this very real issue. Message Notes If God only gives us as much as we can handle, then why do some people commit suicide? Has…
The Problem With Entertaining Sin
I may not think that I have an immediate problem just because I entertain a particular sin. The problem with letting that thing linger in my mind is that the more at home it feels, the more of its friends that the sin will invite. The enemy goes from being cast out to being welcomed…
Food for Thought 