Shame of Sin While it may not be possible for us to ever fulling comprehend the wickedness of our sin, God’s word gives us clear revelation that it is a terrible thing. He demonstrates it to us somewhat by recording some of the punishments mete out even upon the people he had chosen to be…
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Liberties Limits
What is Not Sin There is a great deal of liberty within Christ. It was for freedom’s sake that he delivered us from the yoke of slavery to sin. For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 As Paul wrote, that freedom is not to fall…
God Who Corrects and Restores
Seeking The Wrong Salvation In the book of Isaiah, God is sending to his people a message of judgement. They are warned of the coming conquest of the King of Babylon and told that it is because they have rejected God to go after various idols. By chapter 30, the people of Israel, who have…
Unholy Union
Not All Is Helpful “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12 Paul is here correcting a misunderstanding (summarized in the phrase “all things are lawful for me”) that is common regarding the fulfillment…
False Witnesses
Wrongly Accused The words “wrongly accused” lead us to think of a person sitting in jail for crimes which they did not commit. It’s a very upsetting image. When innocent people are punished the system is not working as it should and the injustice of it is enough to cause some righteous anger. Sometimes, wrong…
Urgent Repentance
The Unknown God The Apostle Paul went to Athens to proclaim Christ. Knowing that the people of Athens would gather at the Areopagus (a prominent hill in the city) to discuss philosophy and theology, he knew he would find an audience there. Along the way, he witnessed many objects of the Athenians religious devotions, but…
Growing Spirit of Lawlessness
End Times Man In another post, I covered how the spirit of lawlessness/antichrist has been at work in the world since the early church and how the church has always considered themselves in the “end times” between the ministry of Christ to redeem his people and his return to reign over all of creation. Paul,…
The World’s Injustice
Godless Law Many now believe that “justice” is a matter of equity or majority opinion. However, God actually defines both as a perversion of justice explicitly. You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, nor shall…
Ravenous Wolves
False Prophets Shortly after the often misunderstood “judge not” verse (which I discuss in more depth here) Jesus gives this warning: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit,…
Willful Ignorance
God Is Obvious It is common to hear unbelievers insisting that they reject the truth because it has not be made obvious to them. Without the revelation of God through prophetic messages as recorded in scripture, there are many things we cannot know about him. However, nature itself reveals some basic truths about God as…