Mortification (noun): The Spirit-powered process of killing all of our propensities for sinful, self-destructive pleasures that compete for superior pleasure in the
We previously considered the pitfalls of legalism, and how the gospel lifts us out of them. Now let’s look at
While I doubt the average Christian would say, “Avoiding legalism and lawlessness are among my greatest struggles,” they remain a
“For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of
Richard Greenham, one of the renowned Puritan theologians of the sixteenth century, was well loved in his day for the
“This is the will of God, even your sanctification” (1 Thess. 4:3). There is today and always has been debate
As Paul writes to suffering and potentially discouraged Christians in Corinth, he reminds them that God is the God of
God created the Church to help people flourish in community with one another. He didn’t give you or only a