jamesmacdonald.com But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just…
WHOSE SLAVE ARE YOU? was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
By C Michael Patton • reclaimingthemind.org • December 27, 2011 I see myself as an evangelical (lower case) Christian (uppercase) apologist. I think every Christian is an apologist to some degree. No, not a “professional apologist” like Rob Bowman, William Lane Craig, or Mike Licona, but we all have formulated some degree of warrant or…
A Short Defense of Christianity (to myself) was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
Deuteronomy 32:11-12 Reasonable people A mother eagle knows that if she waits for her young to get out of the nest and fly on their own initiative, it’ll never happen. So she pushes them out! That’s radical, but how else will they learn to fly and fulfil their destiny? ‘To succeed in life we must…
James 1:4 Giant oaks and mushrooms Life is lived in seasons; if you don’t understand that, you’ll be constantly frustrated. Some seasons are for sowing, some for waiting and some for reaping. Sometimes you have a short, intense burst of growth followed by a longer period of stabilising and testing. ‘But what about my problems?’…
The Ten Commandments 1. I am the Lord, your God 2. You shall bring no false idols before me 3. Do not take the name of the Lord in vain 4. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy 5. Honor your father and your mother 6. You shall not kill/muder 7. You shall not commit…
Matthew 19:6 Solving the Biggest Marriage Problem The biggest problem in marriage is selfishness. When you’ve spent your life doing things your own way, it’s hard to give up that right and defer to another person. Some days you will do it well, other days poorly, and other days not at all. Paul Tripp writes,…
