He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: (Luke 18:9 ESV) Assumption is sin. I am absolutely convinced that assumption in the heart of a Christian is one of the largest sins to invade their lives. The center of assumption is bearing false…
Author: James
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Dunces R Us? | Just a Thought.
In the Explanation and Defense of All the Articles, Martin Luther exclaims, “It seems I must have liars and villains for opponents. I am not worthy in the sight of God that a godly and honorable person should discuss these matters with me in a Christian way. This is my greatest lament.” When considering his statement,…
Complaining and Grumbling in All Things
Do all things without grumbling or disputing, [15] that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, [16] holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may…
My Church, Your Church | Sinful Effects of Plural Individuality
There is a question in my heart today that wonders where the solidity of community has gone among the people of God. The church today is easy to beat up for her worldliness, lack of heart, lack of focus on spiritual things, poor teaching, poor hearing, complacency toward holy things, a lack of concern for…
Regeneration of Death to Death
The title may be a little confusing, but one can clearly see the trend in the last one hundred years as countless numbers of individuals have come to faith in something other than Christ and called themselves Christian. James Adams presents some points on this matter in practice, theory and theology and remarks that many…
A Faint Reminder of God’s Everlasting Repose for the Saints
God surely had some words through the mouth of Amos and I have found a few chills this early morning considering how close I have come to being the just recipient of God’s holy justice. Let the prophet’s words ring true in your hearts today as you pause and consider the gravity of sin and…
Making the Mind a Slave to Fodder
“I have to fix the internet!” This is a slapstick phrase I have heard many times in my own home and abroad when dealing with the idea that someone is wrong online and “I” or someone else, must make sure they know it and make it right. While there is something innately heroic about such…
Can Immigration Prove our Faith?
Are you Born Again? The gravity surrounding this question is unmeasurable and should be taken very seriously. In many conversations I find people usually come to this question at some time in their life as Christians. Whether it is because of doubt or a concern over sin or even a concern over someone else who seems…
Why I Don’t Write Anymore
Well, if one had to know, I really have never written, just played around with some semi-quasi-halfway syntax and called it writing. The breath of my pen has exhaled with not even a vapor of expression remaining and at the end of this sentence I could stop and hit delete. Seriously, well… more like honestly,…
The Death of Discipleship
While it’s a common term and mission, discipleship as we know it in America’s church is dead. So dead that many believe that few are even being taught rightly by the scripture much less being brought into the Kingdom of God. Having a limited amount of time and a limited amount of webspace, there is…