10 Myths About Lust
Myth #1: Looking at an immodest woman is lust There is a big misunderstanding about what “lust” is. The English word “lust” is translated, in the New Testament from a Greek word that means “to set the heart upon, that Read More …
Tag: Disciplines
Learning to Know Our Father, Part 5: Responding to God’s Love
In our study of God’s love so far, we’ve seen that God is love, and that He doesn’t want us to be afraid of Him. We’ve seen that we need to understand His nature, including His love, in order to Read More …
How to Identify a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
As we begin our study on how to identify false prophets, it’s important to revisit what Jesus said: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (Matthew 7:15) Many times, our Read More …
Warning: Your Misunderstanding of Grace is Killing You
Last week I wrote one of my longest posts ever, on the subject of grace. I also believe it is one of the most important posts I have ever made, because the Christian life revolves around God’s grace. Without His Read More …
What is Grace?
Grace is one of the most fundamental, yet most misunderstood doctrines of Christianity. God tells us, “By grace you are saved…” (Ephesians 2:8a). In other words, grace is part of the very foundation of our salvation. Therefore, it’s important that Read More …
So What’s Wrong with Conservatism?
One of my last articles was a definition of conservatism. I received some heat for that article on social media. Well, if you didn’t like that article, I’m going to warn you up front that this article is likely to Read More …
Lukewarmness
This morning, I read the following passage. It’s interesting to consider it in connection with conservatism: Revelation 3:14-22 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the Read More …
It’s Not an Easy Road
“It’s not and easy road we are traveling to Heaven”, says the song by John W. Peterson. God has not promised us an easy trip to Heaven. He has promised that He will never leave us nor forsake us. But Read More …