Tag: sin
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Sign Up To Guest Star in Season 2; Beginning February 5, 2026
I certainly have those friends I love to have theological conversations with. If you’d like to guest-star on the show, click the button below. My topics for the show are limited to issues in ministry, exposition, and theology. If you have a topic on your heart that falls in or overlaps those categories, I would…
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Did God Know Adam Would Fall? Why Would He Let That Happen?
Knowledge itself is a pretty interesting topic. Sometimes I wonder if it’s even possible to know anything at all. I’m part of a Facebook group in which people debate issues related to God’s existence, creation ex theos, and Darwinian evolution. In truth, there’s not much debating actually going on–just people posting pictures that don’t actually…
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The Unconditional Love of God in Ephesians 2
In Ephesians 2, after glorifying Christ as the one far above all rule and authority and power and dominion–noting that Jesus has all these in the present tense, Paul shares the Gospel. If we read Ephesians 1 before we read Ephesians 2, which seems to make perfect sense as a way to read, we see…
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Text Driven Tuesday: Ephesians 2
In Ephesians 2, after glorifying Christ as the one far above all rule and authority and power and dominion–noting that Jesus has all these in the present tense, Paul shares the Gospel. If we read Ephesians 1 before we read Ephesians 2, which seems to make perfect sense as a way to read, we see…
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Is a Gay Christian a Contradiction?
Is a gay Christian a contradiction? Yes, but not for the reason you might think. I recently saw someone post this graphic on social media and want to examine the claim it makes. I am a Christian. I am very conservative. I believe living in homosexuality is sinful. Let me be very clear, I do…
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The Insufficiency of the Law- Exodus 20:18-21
All the people perceive the signs of God, see the manifestation of God, from the bottom of the mountain—including the trumpet sounds. They are afraid. Surely to see any manifestation of the holy, almighty God is terrifying. Because they are afraid, they ask Moses to speak to them. They feel if God speaks to them,…
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On Losing Faith
God has just destroyed Sodom, whether by miracle or providence. Lot, Abraham’s nephew, has escaped to Zoar. Abraham has witnessed Sodom’s destruction after talking with Jesus about sparing the city. With the absence of anyone righteous, Jesus justly destroys the city. Abraham’s heart and mind were filled with compassion. Jesus did something that seemed mean…
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Sodomy and Injustice
Abraham has spoken with the preincarnate Christ about justice and righteousness. God has chosen Abraham for the purpose of righteousness and justice upon the earth. Thus, all of Abraham’s descendants, particularly those in Christ, have a responsibility to see righteousness and justice fulfilled on the earth. Now, we see the destruction of Sodom. Christ has…
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In My Impatience, God is Faithful
God has proven His faithfulness to Abram, even go so far as to legally commit Himself to His promise according to Abram’s covenant-making tradition. His promise depends only on Him. In the very next passage, God proves that He will follow through. Now Sarai, Abram’s wife had borne him no children, and she had an…
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Daily Devotional: Exodus 12:15-32
God sees the blood on the frames of the Israelite doors and passes over them, not allowing the destroyer to go in. I find this wording interesting. From Genesis 4:23 onward, God has said that He will personally kill the firstborn. Yet, here we read about Him sending in or withholding a destroyer–a character some…