Grace Why do we still feel guilt if we have been forgiven? 15 Nov 201614 Nov 2016 While justification is permanent, all-encompassing and effectual, we often still feel the pain of sin and are still instructed to ask for forgiveness, as in 1 John 1:9, “But if…
Faith Have you ever had one of those days… 5 Nov 20164 Nov 2016 Do you ever have times when you reflect over your day and begin to wonder just how the "natural you" got so much more time on the playing field of…
Grace… In(ex)clusive 1 Nov 201631 Oct 2016 God is generous with His grace. One need only acknowledge that forgiveness comes from God to get it. There are no moral requirements. There are no mental requirements. There is…
Grace Expensive Grace 1 Nov 201631 Oct 2016 As a cigar aficionado, I can tell you that you don't need to spend a great deal of money to get a truly great cigar. However, there are some very…
Christian Living… Lessons from Luke Cage 22 Oct 201620 Oct 2016 One of the main characters in the Netflix original series, Luke Cage, is Willis Stryker, aka "Diamondback." One of the things that is really interesting about Diamondback is that he…
Grace… Cut 10 Oct 20169 Oct 2016 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces. On that day the LORD made a covenant…
Books… More than Remission 14 Jun 2016 It's time for Tuesdays with Edwards! Some suppose that nothing more is intended in Scripture by justification than barely the remission of sins; if it be so it is very…
Books… Equal Dependence 19 Apr 2016 It's time for Tuesdays with Edwards! In this post Edwards shows how Christians are dependent on the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit for their salvation. Our dependence is…