Doctrine is a delicate affair. The difficulties are many, much like a winding trial up the side of a mountain; painstakingly long, narrow such that one thinks the trail not passable, places along the way that give travelers reason to …
If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
Psalm 119:92
People do what they want to do. Whatever footnotes one adds to action, it always boils down to our desires. I know it is dangerous …
Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say,“Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the …
You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
“You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to …
“Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man”
Proverbs 27:20
One of the worst possible punishments would be a decree to eat without ever becoming full. Can you imagine constantly eating without ever putting a dent …
Doctrine is a delicate affair. The difficulties are many, much like a winding trial up the side of a mountain; painstakingly long, narrow such that one thinks the trail not passable, places along the way that give travelers reason to …
If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
Psalm 119:92
People do what they want to do. Whatever footnotes one adds to action, it always boils down to our desires. I know it is dangerous …
Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say,“Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the …
You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
“You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to …
“Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man”
Proverbs 27:20
One of the worst possible punishments would be a decree to eat without ever becoming full. Can you imagine constantly eating without ever putting a dent …
“When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord”
Proverbs 19:3
Anger most always comes when a given situation in life is less than ideal. Frustration and disappointment collide in a storm of dissatisfaction with anger …
“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing”
1 Thessalonians 5:9
Encouragement is a vital part of Christian life. Christians are commanded to encourage one another, and so reasonably expect to be encouraged themselves. Without support …
“If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all.”
Isaiah 7:9
One of the worst experiences in life is the feeling of wavering. And it seems the burn of that experience is always connected to value of …
And Jesus said, “Who was it that touched me?”
Luke 8:45
There is a point in time where the soul longs to cry out in anguish and release. Some, though few, experience such moments in the quietness of solitude. Far more find …
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
1 John 5:3
The wrong message
One of the most heartbreaking and stifling beliefs is obligation driven Christianity. Take a new convert, full of joy …