Experiencing the Grace of Christ in Everyday Life
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 →
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 →
How can I escape my fear of man? Well, Witherspoon said, "It is only the fear of God that can deliver us from the fear of man." So I started checking out resources on the fear of God- and I came across this 2 minute sermon clip from John Piper. In it, he explains what... Continue Reading →
It has been a while since I posted anything from Wretched. The other day I came across the "Arrogance Test," administered by Todd Friel. I found it to be wonderfully convicting, yet slightly entertaining in a Todd Friel-ish-edgy-sin-exposing sort of way (if you know what I mean). As for me, I'm glad I spent three minutes... Continue Reading →
David Platt answers this question in full in this 4 minute and 42 second sermon clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRCdC6AltOM
"Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.” Revelation 3:19 "Confession is the authenticating mark of repentance, and likewise, repentance is the authenticating mark of our confession. They are like two sides of the same coin. If we truly agree with God about our sin, we will make every effort... Continue Reading →
"When we confess our sin; we should name the exact times that we have committed our pet sins, the precise places that we are more likely to indulge our sinful appetites, and the people with whom we feel the freest and most comfortable committing our sin. If we do this we will be helped in... Continue Reading →
Has God predetermined every detail in the universe, including sin? 6 minutes and 7 seconds worth of the predetermining power of God. He even addresses the question has God predetermined our sin? Well worth the time and brain power necessary to view. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSSLLpVChng
"...Sin means missing the mark; a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), a sinful deed... When we sin and when we are sinned against, we experience death in all of its various forms of spiritual, emotional, mental, and relational brokenness..." <a href=""> Read More...
