Sin that does not lead to Death

Unintentional Sins: Sins that do not lead to death Aside from direct sin such as pride, adultery, drunkenness, etc. when can we also be living in sin? “All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.” 1 John 5:16 As Christians, we will stumble from time to time and trip [...]

God’s Will – The “Open Door” Theory

Open Doors Let’s face it, in this day and age, Christians, all sorts of them, are concerned with what the will of God is for their life.  I heard it said many times that the number one question people ask there pastor is “What is the will of God in my life.”  Many teachings, sermons [...]

Grace and Mercy

Grace and Mercy 4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. -Ephesians 2: 4 – 5 We all hear that we need grace and mercy but do we ever actually [...]

Spiritual Warfare In Our Relationships With Others

Spiritual Warfare In Our Relationships With Others “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rules, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12 Let’s face it, in this particular verse Paul isn’t saying that we enter [...]

Testing The Heart

“Examine me, O LORD, and try me; Test my mind and my heart.” Psalm 26:2 How are you really doing with lusts of the flesh, with insecurity, with trusting in the Lord, with your thought life, with your anger, with your pride?  The key word in that sentence is “really”.  Sure we can all say [...]

How to choose when you don’t know what to choose

How to choose when you don’t know what to choose So many of us ask this question.  While we are unsanctified, we will not hear from God properly.  We think God is telling us something, but it is our mind tricking us.  When we are sanctified, we can hear God more clearly and distinguish between [...]

Making Choices Pt.2

Joel 2:25 The Lord says, “I will give you back what you lost to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts, the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts. It was I who sent this great destroying army against you. Last time, I talked about how we have to act out in complete faith and trust in [...]

Consequence or A Trial?

Consequence or a Trial? Psalm 34:19 – “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.” Going through some sort of trial?  Maybe you’ve lost a loved one, maybe you’re in a financial crisis.  Maybe there is some sort of illness you can’t seem to get over.  When [...]

Making Choices

Making Choices Romans 14:23 “But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.” As I said in earlier entries, we are not to be concerned with the individual will for our lives; rather we should look [...]

Impulse

Impulse “But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.  So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.”  – Jonah 1:3 Let’s face it, [...]

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