Jesus is so loving and gracious. He forgives all our sin. His love pursues us. In the kingdom of God, you will find people who have been guilty of all sorts of misdeeds, abominations, and wicked actions. From fornication to murder, to pride and anger and yelling and violence. From…
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4 Ways to Keep Yourself from Falling Into Sin
I have been asking recently, “How do I keep myself from falling into sin?” Counting the people that I know in ministry that have made some pretty massive mistakes, losing their ministries in the process, averages out to about one every two years. These are not all “big names”; most are…
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Responding to the Resignation of Pastor Bob Coy
I learned this morning that Bob Coy, pastor of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, resigned due to moral failure. It hit me hard; I was shocked, floored. (You can read the statement from the church here.) I came to know the Lord through the ministry of Calvary Chapel in Las Vegas,…
Tempted?
The history of every temptation, and of every sin, is the same; the outward object of attraction, the inward commotion of mind, the increase and triumph of passionate desire; ending in the degradation, slavery, and ruin of the soul.” (Jamieson, Fausset, Brown Commentary on the Bible) We all deal with…
What True Love Doesn’t Do
“…when one Christian truly loves his fellow Christian, he will not publish abroad his failings, but will cover them up from the sight of others. How much gossip is eliminated when we love each other!” (Wuest, K. S.)
Wasting Life with Sin
“Let us look back on our wasted years, and give no more precious moments to serve the corruptible flesh. Further, the life of submission to the animal nature is characteristic of ‘the Gentiles,’ and in sharp contrast, therefore, to that proper to Christ’s followers. That is as true today, in…
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Can Christians Be Sinless?
As a new Christian, I encountered a man who told me that as Christians we could become sinless. He pointed out 1 John 3:6, which says, “Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.” I was confused. Something just didn’t seem right…