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the world has taken you into its mouth
the world has taken you into its mouth and I can see the marks of its teeth on you so far it has only been playing letting the sugar that coats you melt enjoying the candy that is your youth … Continue reading
Gossip and the Supper
Several Sunday’s ago our church heard the annual gossip sermon. This is the sermon where the preacher outlined in detail the sins of each particular family as they had been related to the elders during the course of the year, … Continue reading
Tagged Church, Jesus Christ, Language, Sacraments, Sin, The Lords Supper
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Christ’s Death: A Solution to an Unexpected Problem?
This will be a short post, but here’s a question for you: Was Adam born to die? Personally, I find it hard to believe that he wasn’t. If Jesus Christ’s earthly existence could be so determined, if we can say … Continue reading
Tagged Death, Salvation, Sin, Theology
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The Disconnect
Subtitled: Moral Immorality, the Music and Movie Industry, Disney’s Double Standard, and the Duke Lacrosse Team and Honest Strippers I’ve been meaning to post something along these lines for some time, but for a million insignificant reasons, I haven’t. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Church, Movies, Music, Obedience, Pop Culture, Responsibility, Sin, Theology
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[Updated!] Could Christ Have Sinned?: The two Adams
This will be a relatively brief post, but as we’re talking about temptation and Christ and whether or not he could have sinned, I thought I would ask a question that I’ve been thinking about: If we believe that we … Continue reading
Tagged Death, Jesus Christ, Sin, Temptation
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Could Christ Have Sinned?: Understanding Temptation as “trying” or “proving”
In the New Testament, the Greek word peirasmos, is the word that is typically used when we read the words “temptation”, “trial”, or “test”, and it is the idea of trying or testing that I think sums up the nature … Continue reading
Tagged God, Obedience, Sin, Temptation
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Spurgeon on Repentance
“If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready.” —Psalm 7:12. How many of us are like men who see their faces in a mirror, and then walk away and forget … Continue reading
Tagged C. H. Spurgeon, Repentance, Scripture, Sermons, Sin
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Respecting our Depravity
Perhaps you’ve experienced the following: You are watching television, a crime-drama or a thriller, something like CriminalMindsBonesNumbers or CSI:MiamiNewYorkIdaho. You know exactly the sort of show I’m speaking of. On the screen there is a woman. She is at home … Continue reading
Were you there? A post-Easter reflection on the crucifixion
Jamie Kiley has asked a question that we should all take the time to answer. Check it out and then give it some thought.
Tagged Death, Jesus, Salvation, Sin
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Soulwinning, Methodology, and Going in unto Hagar
Abraham had a problem. God had made a promise to him, and to the best of Abraham’s understanding, God had not delivered. Plus, the way things looked, God was not planning on delivering any time soon. And it was starting … Continue reading
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