Third, an Ahab will shift blame. Psychologists call this having an “external locus of control.” Simply put, when things are going badly, it’s never their fault. It’s your fault, or their parents’ fault, or their employer’s fault or the system’s fault. We see this plainly demonstrated in Ahab’s confrontation with Elijah in the wilderness, where he blames […]
Evolution is one of those issues that once it’s brought up in a discussion whether online or offline one is bound to spend hours discussing and debating. While some believe that evolution is an indisputable fact many scientists are not only questioning its legitimacy but also whether evolution can even be supported. In his helpful
Walter Marshall, from The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification: The nature of the duties of the law is such as requires an apprehension of our reconciliation with God, and His hearty love and favor towards us for the doing of them. The great duty is love to God with our whole heart, and not such a contemplative
Mention the words “church membership” and you’re likely to get some very interesting and at times unchristian responses. The idea of church membership is rooted in the fact that Jesus saves sinners for the purpose that they would gather together and live in community with the other people He saves and then scatter to live
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Spotting an Ahab is easy, if you know what to look for. You will find them on the street, you will find them in the workplace, and you will probably find a disproportionately large number of them in the church. The church is a sort of safe-haven for scoundrels. The outside world is largely still
In the past year or so there has been a significant discussion on the relationship between justification and sanctification in the Reformed blogosphere. One of the participants of that discussion and arguably one of the most articulate voices in evangelical Christianity is Pastor Kevin DeYoung who wrote blog posts in that conversation, and now has
What is abuse? How does abuse affect marriage? How does abuse affect your relationship with God? What does the Bible have to say about abuse? In this post, I want to speak specifically to people who are going through abuse or have gone through abuse. My hope is that you would know what Christ thinks
Here are 10 mistakes that are common among preachers; however, these mistakes can be easily avoided.
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