James 4:4 says essentially that friendship with the world is enmity with God (hostility or opposition). So being the world’s friend is to act in opposition to God or hostility to God. But that’s exactly what we do with our sin. We make friends with it. We engage in sexual immorality and rather than repent [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Mortification’
January 14, 2008
Quote of the Day
“Jesus is the (only) fire that burns up the very root of lust.”
This is from a classic book from a Puritan man named John Owen. I’ve read it and it’s a difficult read, but another pastor/blogger posted some of the quotes from this book, and this one reminded me why this book is so [...]
