On Page 4 of Richard Foster’s “Celebration of Discipline,” he offers some wise insight into the inner workings of engrained sin our lives. That it is just natural. That left to or own, we will stir and kick up dirt and mire, and expunge it out into the world. Why? Because those are the kinds [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Sin’
March 17, 2008
The Opportunist
“But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire.” (Romans 7:8). I was reading through and studying Romans 7 today and it occurred to me that sin is the greatest of opportunists. What is an opportunist? Here’s a good definition; “One who takes advantage of any opportunity [...]
February 5, 2008
Mark Driscoll on Judgment and Sexual Sin
Mark Driscoll says things from time to time that I wish I thought of, says things in ways I could never get away with, but things that just downright resonate. The Church he pastors in Seattle is currently in the middle of a sermon series called “Religion Saves and 9 Other Misconceptions,” based on [...]
February 5, 2008
One Sin I Hate
Is Gossip. I hate it. I despise it. I want to kill it. I want to chew it up, swallow it, and then spit it back out. I want to step on its head. I don’t hate people. I hate gossip. It dresses up in other clothes and convinces people that its name is something [...]
February 4, 2008
Sin Killers
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 [...]
January 31, 2008
The Only Sin That Can Ultimately Win
Tonight we looked at what is popularly known as the “unpardonable sin.” We looked briefly at what average Joe thinks constitutes a sin that will not and cannot be forgiven. You know it…right? What is the unpardonable sin according to average Joe Christian? Suicide. Why? Because you do not have an opportunity to confess it. [...]
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 [...]
November 27, 2007
"I hate myself and want to die"
Whoa, not me. Not literally anyway. It’s the title of a song written and released by the 90’s rock band Nirvana. Their lead singer reportedly would answer “How are you doing” questions with this line. Kurt Cobain went on to commit suicide in 1994 by shooting himself in the head with [...]
November 20, 2007
When I Don’t Feel Like Going to God…
Is the time of greatest urgency…Is the time of greatest danger…Is the time I need Him most…Is the time I want Him least…Is the time I don’t want discipline…Is the time I feel I deserve it…Is the time I am most desperate…Is the time He is so willing…Is the time He is still waiting…Is the [...]
October 28, 2007
Sin, Guilt, and Deliverance
There are times in every believers life when we sin a particularly “sinful sin.” These are the types of sins that make it difficult for us to even go to God with confession and repentance. We think to ourselves, “That sin is too bad for even God to deal with.” When we [...]
