Even though we know what sin can do to us personally, Kell explains why we don’t really want to kill our sin, but rather simply try to tame it. He outlines three reasons why that is the case.
The question of Jesus’ lineage is an important one to resolve because if one part of the Bible is inaccurate, then all of God’s word can be subject to doubt.
Michael Kruger asks, “Are we telling the story that really was, or are we just telling the story that we want to tell? Are we just telling the story in our heads?”
Piper notes that all impurity matters to God, which includes seemingly harmless magazines as well as genuine pornographic images of adultery and rape.
There is nothing wrong with having nice things. But, God expects us to treat his stream of blessings like a river so they can flow through us, not empty into a reservoir for our own enjoyment.
Blogger Mark Batterson makes an interesting observation about the impact of a smile and the contagious effect it has on other people.
“There’s something extremely sinister going on here, and it’s not just the totalitarian silencing of debate,” wrote Dreher. “Elite culture is massively screwing up a generation of children.”
“There’s something extremely sinister going on here, and it’s not just the totalitarian silencing of debate,” wrote Dreher. “Elite culture is massively screwing up a generation of children.”
Barnett notes that one of the biggest reasons why children abandon their beliefs is because those beliefs were never theirs in the first place.
Barnett notes that one of the biggest reasons why children abandon their beliefs is because those beliefs were never theirs in the first place.
