“But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.” -Romans 13:14 If any of you are like me, then at times you find the verse “He must increase, but I must decrease (Jn 3:30)” to not be so true in your
“I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints, and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of
What motivates a person to not sin? What is it that will cause a person to pursue holiness and to sin no more? Fear? Guilt? Obligation to rules given? A story in John 8 gives us great insight into the one thing that will truly cause a person to go
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. -Ephesians 2:13 In his book, “The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God,” D. A. Carson talks about the love of God. On pages 61-63 he gives a great picture
A few days ago I got to spend some time with a friend who is a recovering drug addict. I was amazed and incredibly appreciative of his honesty with me. He said he had nothing to hide. Curious as to how he had gotten to this point, I asked him
