What does the Bible really say about divorce? Am I still beholden to anything in Old Testament law? Can I lose my salvation if I keep sinning? ◊ There are 3 major items that come to the forefront when one… Read More ›
Sin
The Struggle in ROMANS 7
Do you still struggle with sin as a Christian? Apart from the gift of God, we are beholden to our sinful nature. How do you reconcile this? ◊ As discussed in previous chapter studies of the BOOK of ROMANS, the… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 6
Do you still sin as a Christian? Aren’t we supposed to have a “new life” and not sin anymore? Why do we keep struggling? How do we really change? ◊ If ROMANS Chapter 6 is about the Christian believer’s new… Read More ›
The Life in ROMANS 6
How does one go from old to new, sin to grace, death to life? It doesn’t make sense, until one becomes a slave to righteousness. ◊ If you look at the final verses of ROMANS Chapter 5, there’s the notion… Read More ›
Create in Me a Clean Heart
Are you being judged? By others or even yourself? Are you innocent or guilty? Do you think that God can ever forgive you? Does it weigh you down? ◊ I was talking to a man once about Biblical faith and… Read More ›
Forgiven for What You Want to Forget?
Guilt, shame, insecurity, doubt, fear, even self-loathing – no one is immune from the consequences of our own brokenness and sin, current and past. How does God practically help us here? ◊ While many people put on a pretty good front,… Read More ›
A Lot to Learn From
There’s a person in the Bible that we’ve all heard of and know basic elements of his story. What’s interesting is the insight we get about God when dealing with a man’s many mistakes in life. ◊ Most of us are… Read More ›
Sex, Drugs, Sin, and Heaven
Does our sinful past doom us from entry into heaven? If you think the doors are closed due to a sullied past, think again. Consider the Parable of the Two Sons. ♦ Remember that kid in school who always told the… Read More ›
Clean Heart? Oh God.
Is your heart clean? Are you innocent or guilty? Do you judge yourself? Are you being judged by others? Do you think that God can ever forgive you? Do you care? ♦ Big questions you may not think much about. For some… Read More ›
More Evil and Conflicting Worldviews
A retrospective in light of tragedy in Nice, France: an update to a Biblical Viewpoint post first written on April 20, 2013 after the terrorist attack in Boston. Evil boldly manifested again in the public square gives rise to the… Read More ›
Small and Too Proud: the Atheists
There is widespread secularism if not growing atheism. Their position is understandable yet woefully misguided and even ignorant of that which they criticize or choose to ignore. ♦ There is a modern-day assumption that atheism is on the rise and that… Read More ›
Evil – Nature or Nurture?
A mass killing in Santa Barbara revives the longstanding debate on evil. Is evil in our nature or is it developed and nurtured? Yes and yes; of course it is. ♦ We’ve all now heard the horrific story of the deranged… Read More ›
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