Posts with the category “sin”

The people pleaser's goal isn't just to please people but to win their favor and earn their blessing, even if it costs them the favor and blessing of God....  Read More

IntroductionIn our recent sermon entitled “Whiteness is not the unforgivable sin,”  we defined blasphemy against the Spirit, AKA the unforgivable sin, as attributing to Satan the work of the Spirit. W...  Read More

IntroductionThere is a distinction between temptation and sin. Temptation is an invitation to sin that comes in the form of an external suggestion or an internal desire. First John 2:16 says, “For all...  Read More

A Biblical Definition of FlatteryIn the Bible, four characteristics of flattery combine into its fundamental rule. The first is insincerity. Flattery involves phony or exaggerated praise (Ps. 12:2-3)....  Read More

IntroductionStress is a dis-ease—the deprivation of ease; the reduction of comfort. The word stress is derived from distress. Someone is in distress when they experience hardships, straits, adversity,...  Read More

IntroductionThe wholesale rejection of objective guilt as a moral category is one reason the world today is easily manipulated. The enemy tries to manipulate the church by creating a narrative of perp...  Read More

IntroductionPornography is looking at images as erotic stimulants. It is the attempt to arouse a sex instinct where it was previously dulled, or excite it where it was strong already. It must always b...  Read More

IntroductionMoral authority is unraveling in our society because the meaning of confession, fear, and habits are unraveling. The guilt you confess, the things you fear, and the habits you form are ine...  Read More

IntroductionThe inner ring is the sort of club where it is not easy to tell who is inside and who is outside. There is no formal admission procedure and no protocol for expulsion. There is usually a c...  Read More

IntroductionSince theology is more like music than calculus, imagine theology is a harp. The more strings that are in tune the more celestial the song is. When Christians derive theology from the Bibl...  Read More