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Satan is crafty and sin is deceptive. The book of Proverbs teaches that “there is a way that seems right to man, but its end is the way to death” (14:12, 16:25). Like putting makeup on a pig, sin disguises itself so we don’t see its true nature. It slowly lures us to its desired…
A collection of links to encourage your growth in grace. From the blog this week: The Covenant of Grace in the Old Testament 5 Ways Dads Can Encourage Their Daughters “Fathers, you have a tremendous opportunity: to help your daughter see herself in relation to God and to his images and to find her place…
Our study of Great Doctrines of the Bible has taken us through the creation and fall of man. Because Adam failed to keep God’s law, mankind has been condemned and enslaved to sin and its eternal consequences. However, our last post looked at God’s eternal plan of redemption and the good news of salvation brought…
From the blog this week: 7 Evidences of a Spirit-Led Life Starting Conversations With Cultural Christians “Cultural Christians (like many Americans) believe they are good people. Those who perceive they are good people might need Jesus to take the wheel on a bad day, but not necessarily to forgive the sins they don’t think they…
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are sons of God (Romans 8:14). What comes to mind when someone says they are Spirit-led? Your answer will likely depend on your experience and what you’ve been taught. For some, it will conjure up images of some highly emotional experience. Others might…
From the blog this week: God’s Eternal Plan of Redemption Not Going to Hell “Jesus used the same word to describe both the eternality of heaven and hell (Matt. 25:46). The fact that hell is unending is a terror that surpasses all terrors. No end. No exit. No escape.” 10 Things You Should Know About…
Our sin has left us eternally separated from God. Mankind has been polluted, thus leaving us both unable and unwilling to please God and be restored to him. We can’t obey and we simply don’t want to. What hope do we have then? If our sin keeps us from believing and receiving the things of…
From the blog this week: Beautiful Sovereignty Help! I Keep Losing My Temper “Losing your temper is a lot like losing your car keys—you never choose to and it always seems to happen at the worst moments. For some “losing your temper” means yelling, swearing, pounding a fist on the table. For others, lost temper…
Do you not care that we are perishing? It was a bold, yet understandable question. It’s one we might be too afraid to ask God explicitly, but one we ponder in the depth of our heart. Jesus and the disciples were in the boat together when the great storm arose (Mark 4:35-41). The wind violently…
From the blog this week: The Pollution of Man The Call to Repentance and the Championing of Grace “To think that the message of grace and the call of repentance are opposed to one another is to miss the beautiful, grace-filled nature of what repentance actually is. The call to repent is one of the…