Tag: sinners
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Jesus’s Compassion for Sinners
It is Monday on Holy Week. Jesus has pronounced woes on the Pharisees after answering the Sadducees. He now broadens His attention to Jerusalem as a whole. We know that God is good. We know that He is patient with the worst of sinners, not revealing His wrath in haste and never taking pleasure in…
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Are People Basically Good?
This morning, I want to ask a couple of questions. What do you think is the condition of every person? What is our nature? What is the most basic truth of our own existence? Our answer to these questions is going to determine the way that we see and treat others and it reveals much…
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How We Contend
Last time we were together, Jude challenged us to contend for the genuine faith because there are some who teach falsely. We learned that there is false teaching that permeates our society and many of our churches. We learned some of the things that we must contend against: The false idea that life is about…
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How God Really Feels About Wicked People
Previously, I wrote concerning what Peter claimed about false teachers and what it took for even someone who has believed in Christ to be seen as wicked before God. What we discovered is that someone can come to Christ, then turn back and again be entangled in the things of the world. We learned together…
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Does God Really Love Sinners?
Islam demands submission before the possibility of salvation is given. Hinduism demands piety before fruitful reincarnation. Buddhism demands balance before peace can be achieved. In this life, I find that I am utterly incapable of perfection. Because I cannot achieve perfection, I am unable to submit wholly to God on my own. I am incapable…