1 Peter 1:13-25
When you squeeze a lemon, you get lemon juice. When you squeeze a Christian, you should get Jesus. Those who have been born again in Christ are also changed. They are called to holiness. TBQ: Are you being sanctified?
What Were You Saved For?
Some of you grammar nazis will point out that the title of this should be, For What Were You Saved? But, proper grammar in this context takes away the impact. I want you to consider what were you saved for? We think often about all that we’ve been saved from. There is no shortage of videos of cardboard …
Seeing Your Blindspots
You have blindspots in your life. Admit it. Deal with it. No one is immune. But why do we have blindspots? Part of the reason was to do with a portion of our brains known as the superior temporal sulcus. Great name, I know, but according to Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen in Thanks for the …
You’ve Been Set Free
Are you growing in holiness? Are you advancing in sanctification? Are you looking more like Jesus? So often the concept of sanctification discussed among believers sounds like a lot of work. What are you giving up? Have you walked away from that? How much time did you read your Bible this morning? How much TV …
Is Jesus Your Savior or Your Lord?
Much ink has been spilt in the last twenty years or so over an issue known in theological circles as “the Lordship controversy” (See John MacArthur’s take here). In a nutshell, the issue comes down to the question of whether or not you can have Jesus as your Savior but not your Lord. Since so …
Reverse Engineering Our Sin
Reverse engineering. It is the process of creating a device after observing an the original and ascertaining its technical specifications. Of course, it is not only a “thing” that can be reverse-engineered, this process can take place in behaviors and relationships as well. People who want to lose weight will often hang an old picture …
Daily Docket 6/12/2014
Find A Way To Stay— “And it’s the same in our marriages. Our eyes find what our minds tell them to find. If we’re looking for things that upset us, most of the time we can find them. On the other hand, if we’re looking for good things about our marriages, we’ll find those as …
Hating Sin
Some things in the Bible are easier to read and talk about than they are to put into practice. Hatred of sin is one of those things. I have little difficulty in hating your sin, but when it comes to my sin, I’m often attached. In fact, when it comes to my sin, I am often blind …
A Heart Problem, Not a Tongue Problem
I’ve recently been studying the passages in Proverbs that speak about our use of language, our mouth, and our tongue. Last week I was struck by Proverbs 16:23, The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips. What was so striking? The writer’s emphasis on the heart. In Matthew …
Monday Musings
Just as there can be no normal, healthy life without the proper kind of food, so there can be no normal, spiritual growth without the food that God has ordained as the nourishment of the new life. ‘As newborn babes desire the sincere milk of the Word that ye may grow thereby’ (1 Pet. 2:2). …