I heard this on the Desiring God Pod-Cast. Episode 597 (May 15, 2015) was a question/answer session with Trip Lee, a Reformed Christian Rapper, addressing the issue of believers watching on-screen nudity. I have posted a link to it here, as a follow up to my previous post, "How Can A Believer Not Be Grieved By Watching Sin?". ... Continue Reading →
How Can A Believer Not Be Grieved By Watching Sin?
A brother in the Lord recently posted the following commentary about a movie that is in the theaters right now (I am not going to mention the name of the movie- it is irrelevant to the point of my post). It left me wondering how can a believer not be grieved by watching immoral entertainment- sin. "We saw the new... Continue Reading →
The Kindness of God Makes Us Turn Around
“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…” (NIV) As we experience more and more of the goodness of God in our relationship with Him, we become increasingly holy. For the kindness that we experience in our relationship with God produces in His children godly grief in our souls,... Continue Reading →
Witherspoon on Deliverance from the Fear of Man
It is only the fear of God that can deliver us from the fear of man. John Witherspoon
Read Your Bible and Pray Every Day!
Each year my husband chooses a Bible reading plan for my family. He prayerfully reviews different plans with our five children in mind and me- seeking to find the right pathway to take on our yearly walk through the Scriptures. On New Year’s Eve, he introduces the plan to our kids, and on the following... Continue Reading →
Endure in Faith by Looking to Jesus
"And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen." 1 Peter 5:10-11 Jesus lived and died believing God, and so should we. Jesus lived... Continue Reading →
We Must Be Firm in Our Faith
“If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all." Isaiah 7:9 "We must endure in our faith; in our belief and our trust in God. For the Scripture says, “…My righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in Him” (Hebrews 10:38).... Continue Reading →
Trust God More Than You Trust Yourself
"Sometimes, we may feel as though we cannot trust anyone except ourselves. However, we cannot even trust ourselves as much as we can trust God. After all, our hearts can deceive us. Sometimes, we believe what we want to believe because it is easier to believe a lie than it is to believe a painful... Continue Reading →
Much Given – Much Required
"Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more." Luke 12:48 There is a sense in which all mankind has been given a measure of grace from God- for which all mankind will be required to give an accounting... Continue Reading →
John Piper on Prostituted Knowing
Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. But if anyone loves God, he is known by God. 1 Corinthians 8:1-3 So the crucial... Continue Reading →