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God’s Role in Sin

By creating sin, God made a way for us to reduce our enjoyment of Him today, so we can enjoy Him infinitely in eternity.
Therefore saying God didn’t create sin is blasphemy, because you’re saying God would limit His Glory and defy His own personality.

December 15th, 2009
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The Most Primal of All Sins

I was listening to an excellent sermon yesterday from D.A. Carson on Evangelism in the 21st century (Session 1).  He gave a great illustration about our fundamental rebellion to God.  At the end of the Illustration he made the statement quoted below.  It really spoke to me, so I had to share it.
Do you understand, [...]

August 8th, 2009
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What a Way to Go.

There has been a lot written and spoken lately about death. Maybe it is because we have seen several popular entertainment figures pass away in the last few weeks.  I am certain that there is nothing at all that I can add to the discussion, so I’m not going to talk about how people [...]

July 30th, 2009
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Sin is Irrational

You wanna fight sin? Remember this…there is nothing I can add.

Now…go to www.resolved.org and download the entire sermon.

June 17th, 2009
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Luther (2003)

I watched the movie Luther tonight and although there were some good quotes in it, I liked the following best:
Luther: I’m too full of sin to be a Priest; I live in terror of judgment. Have you ever dared to think that God is not just? He has us born tainted by [...]

September 20th, 2008
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Farley Made Me Think About…

I read The Chris Farley Show with a slight expectation that I would learn some application of Romans 6:1-23, but I had no idea the extent of the lessons. The book is split into 3 “Acts”. Each of these acts led me to sections of Scripture and taught me…basically, where you can easily [...]

June 16th, 2008
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The Chris Farley Show

A lesson in Romans 6 from a man that never learned it.

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Chris Farley teaches us that we are slaves to sin. The quote about him standing outside of a bar praying saying, “God I don’t want to be a slave to this anymore.” still rings in my ears.
Chris shows us the frustration [...]

June 15th, 2008
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Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate

June 1st, 2008
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Avoiding Guilt when Guilty

SOME IDEAS AND IMPACTS FROM READING THE FIRST QUARTER OF RESPECTABLE SINS
I recently flew to Detroit to be with my father during the funeral of his father. During the flight I read the Jerry Bridges book Respectable Sins. It is a great book written to help you battle the sins in your life [...]

April 28th, 2008
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