Remembering the Past
One thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on…
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Defiled Saints?
A recent questioner asked, “Can our words and deeds make God not loving to us? Can our words make God’s blessings not for us? What does the Lord speak unto the saints who have become defiled?”
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Christians Cannot Sin
The issue is at least partially how one chooses to define sin. In various places we are told that sin is the transgression of the law, that whatever is not of faith is sin, and so on. The Greek word for sin is (hamartia). At its most basic, this word means to miss the mark.
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Suicide
Suicide is very difficult to understand. People have a very difficult time reconciling it with their theology. This is especially true when a believer has made this heartbreaking choice. Poor teaching complicates this for many. Passages in 1 Corinthians and 1 John are often presented as evidence that suicide is unforgivable, raising questions about eternal life. Let’s take a closer look at this.
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Guilt
We can feel guilt when we grieve the Holy Spirit, but feeling guilt is not the same as being guilty. Father does not use guilt to motivate good behavior. He uses love.
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Faith is Nonsense
Some have called this “the upside-down Kingdom”, but it is more accurate to say that we live in an upside-down world. The Kingdom of God is right-side up.
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Did God Create Sin
Did God Create Sin Romans 5:12 tells us that, “sin entered he world through one man (Adam), and death came through sin”. Now let’s think about the question of God creating sin. We will begin by thinking about light and darkness, heat and cold. If you think carefully, you can see that cold does not…
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Those in Christ Cannot Sin
Those in Christ Cannot SinA question about 1 John 3:6-9 Someone recently asked this question, In 1 John 3:6-9, in verse 3, the word for “sins” is hamartanō, “to miss the mark and miss out on the prize.” In verse 9, the word “sin” is the word hamartia, an offense or trespass. It seems to…
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Blasphemy, the Unforgivable Sin
Jesus was talking to the Pharisees. These guys were institutional religion personified. These folks wanted everyone to live by their rules and if they didn’t the Pharisees condemned them. They taught that obedience to the Law was what made people righteous and put them in right standing with God.
