Do you know any tongue-twisters? How about “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”? Or maybe “How much wood could a woodchuck chuck?” Can you say the difficult “She sells seashells by the seashore”? Did you know the Bible has a tongue-twister? Here it is. Romans 7:15-20, “I do not understand what I do.Continue reading “Is Christian freedom dangerous? – Galatians 5:16-26, Part 1”
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Should Christians make rules to follow? Titus 1:10-16, Part 4
When my wife and I were students in Bible college, at the beginning of every semester we had to sign a document stating we would abide by the student handbook which had loads of rules. You couldn’t go to the movies. You couldn’t kiss on campus. There were pages and pages of rules. One ruleContinue reading “Should Christians make rules to follow? Titus 1:10-16, Part 4”
What is sound doctrine? Titus 1:10-16, Part 3
In this series of posts on Titus 1:10-16, Paul has been talking about redemptive church discipline. He has described how to practice faithful confrontation that seeks to encourage people away from divisiveness toward sound doctrine. But what is sound doctrine? What is going on with these people? In today’s post, we’re going to focus onContinue reading “What is sound doctrine? Titus 1:10-16, Part 3”
God doesn’t expect that much from me? [False ideas Christians believe about…God’s desires for Christians. Part 5]
How much does God expect from us, really? It is very tempting to think, “God does not expect that much from me,” when you know you are so thoroughly loved by God, so thoroughly forgiven, and in fact rightfully believing that there is nothing you can do to earn your salvation. We can almost theologicallyContinue reading “God doesn’t expect that much from me? [False ideas Christians believe about…God’s desires for Christians. Part 5]”
Learning God’s heart [Should Christians Observe the Old Testament Law – Deuteronomy 21-25, part 5]
Hey Christians, how do you feel about the Old Testament? Often we Christians find the New Testament to be relevant and easily applicable to our lives, while the Old Testament is foreign, difficult, often boring and long. All those laws, some of which seem bizarre or even wrong. They can leave us with a feelingContinue reading “Learning God’s heart [Should Christians Observe the Old Testament Law – Deuteronomy 21-25, part 5]”
God loves roof fences? [Should Christians Observe the Old Testament Law – Deuteronomy 21-25, part 4]
See the roof fence in this picture? It’s called a parapet. Did you know that God’s heart beats for parapets? Or does it? Does God care about that kind of thing? What does God’s heart beat for? Do you know God’s heart? What makes God’s heart beat? Even in ancient laws created for the peopleContinue reading “God loves roof fences? [Should Christians Observe the Old Testament Law – Deuteronomy 21-25, part 4]”
Hunger is the best pickle? [Should Christians Observe the Old Testament Law – Deuteronomy 21-25, part 3]
Hunger is the best pickle? Do you know what that means? Have you ever heard that saying before? Don’t google it just yet. Instead you’re going to need to time travel! Think time travel is not possible? What we’re going to discover today is this if you want to understand the Old Testament Law, youContinue reading “Hunger is the best pickle? [Should Christians Observe the Old Testament Law – Deuteronomy 21-25, part 3]”
The OT Law is not for us [Should Christians Observe the Old Testament Law – Deuteronomy 21-25, part 2]
Are Christians supposed to follows the laws found in the Old Testament? In part 1 of this series on the various in Deuteronomy 21-25, we saw that there are some very curious and bizarre laws, leaving us wondering why God would want his people to observe those laws. Thinking about all the laws in theContinue reading “The OT Law is not for us [Should Christians Observe the Old Testament Law – Deuteronomy 21-25, part 2]”
How to have a healthy marriage
I couldn’t really be honest and call this post “How to have a healthy marriage” and then tack on the scripture from our series in Luke on the end of the title like I normally do. The reason is that Jesus doesn’t really teach how to have a healthy marriage. He basically says that weContinue reading “How to have a healthy marriage”
Law & Marriage…go together like a horse and carriage?
I am finding Luke 16 to be exceedingly confusing. As if verses 1-15 and the Parable of the Shrewd Steward weren’t difficult enough (I preached on them this past Sunday…you can read about that sermon here and here), this coming Sunday I’m focusing on verses 14-18 which put Law and Marriage together, and I’m notContinue reading “Law & Marriage…go together like a horse and carriage?”
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