Tag: sin
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God Does Not Need You To Protect Him
When I teach on the grace of God, people are always concerned that God might not realize people like to work the system or find loopholes. They make statements like, “God won’t allow people to get away with sin” or “They will only be forgiven as they forgive.” I understand this. When we stare into…
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Surviving in an Anti-God Society
The airwaves of social media are laden with the demise of America. Christians are seen mourning over election results and some are stocking up on guns. The question of surviving in an increasingly anti-God society seems to come up often. I recently finished teaching the book of Daniel, which also asks this question. Daniel was…
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Religious Activism of the Insecure
I was sitting in a church service recently. The pastor used the phrase “Religious activism of the insecure.” to describe our attempts to do good in order to earn merit with God. This phrase stuck me. I did not hear much more of the sermon! As believers we are great at promoting activism or good…
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The Bible and Fiscal Cliffs
With pundits predicting doom in America, it would be a great time to see what the Bible says about money, all the more as the United States approaches the “Fiscal Cliff.” The most common statement about money that people know from the Bible is that money is the root of all evil. That is incorrect.…
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Pleasing God or Trusting God?
Which is better? To work at pleasing God or to focusing on trusting God? Where should we focus more of our attention and effort? In their book, [amazon_link id=”B006G3NFR0″ target=”_blank” ]The Cure: What If God Isn’t Who You Think He Is And Neither Are You[/amazon_link], Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and John S. Lynch explore this tension.…