Tag: sin
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Every Thought Captive
Turning in one’s thought life to God is not easy. We don’t want to give up that kind of freedom. We want to control our own lives, including our thoughts. The problem is, our thoughts begin to control us.
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Knowledge, Pride, and Love
Love edifies. If we made it our goal to edify the unbelievers around us, yes, even those who are taking pride in their sin, how might we accomplish it?
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Lists
We like lists of do’s and don’ts. If we can boil right and wrong down to a list of rules, we feel we have a better idea of where we stand and where we need to go.
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Shame
There is a lot of inappropriate guilt that holds people back unnecessarily. But shame can serve a purpose, and I think it is a mistake to try to banish that feeling altogether.
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We’re Not In Paradise Anymore, Toto
You probably remember that scene when Dorothy looks around at the Land of Oz and says, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” We human beings are in a similar situation.
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Three Responses To Grace
If someone came and offered to serve your sentence for your crime, how would you respond? And what would that person ask in return?
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Balm of Gilead
Do we come to Jesus with our pain? Unfortunately we often turn to people and things other than Jesus; sometimes we turn away from the good remedies that he has provided, such as family, the church, and physical rest.
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Escape Routes
Escape routes are important when there’s danger. The problem is we’re always trying to escape the wrong things. We want to escape responsibility and suffering, death and judgment, but that is not possible. We ought to be concerned with escaping the devil’s snare (2 Timothy 2:26), for that is God’s concern. It is not possible…
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Overcoming Bitterness
It certainly isn’t wrong to lament if we’ve been disappointed or even to be angry if we’ve been treated unfairly. But when we allow anger or disappointment to fester and ferment, eventually we become bitter, thinking of ourselves as victims.
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