by admin | Oct 1, 2023 | Culture and Cultural Decay, Doubt, Idolatry, Sin, Temptation
Homosexuality is a divisive issue, particularly when it comes to the church. For the moment, let’s set aside the questions of whether the Bible is ambiguous on the practice of homosexuality and whether homosexuality is a gene designed by God and acceptable...
by admin | Nov 6, 2022 | Abortion, Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Holiness, Idolatry, Obedience, Salvation, Sin, Temptation
The account of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4 is intriguing. The account can be studied in many different ways, and it carries such great meaning and significance. The account can also invite us into philosophical introspection, although this is not the subject for today....
by admin | Oct 18, 2022 | Communism and Marxism, Culture and Cultural Decay, Following Christ, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Sin, Temptation
In the Communist Manifesto, family stands in the way of the core goals of Communism. Read the primary understanding of the family as stated in the Communist Manifesto: “Abolition of the family! Even the most radical flare up at this infamous proposal of the...
by admin | Mar 27, 2015 | Christian Perfection, Following Christ, Idolatry, Sin, Temptation
Standing in the parking lot of a truck stop in Knoxville, Tennessee, I had time on my hands until I had to be at the next appointment. The image across the street caught my attention. If you look at the hill behind the building, it appears as if it is eroding and...
by admin | Jan 12, 2014 | Christian Perfection, Temptation
Ephesians 4:27, “and do not give the devil an opportunity.” I have come to enjoy reading and listening to mp3 recordings of the sermons of Charles Spurgeon. One of the things about his sermons which struck me is that he often preached a very long sermon around a...
by admin | Dec 17, 2013 | Temptation
Scripture reading: Matthew 4:1-11 The key to this temptation of Christ is illusion. I had the occasion to take a man to the hospital who said he was dying of cancer but was in reality a drifter addicted to cocaine. After he was settled in a room, I went back to visit...