Justin Taylor posted some helpful remarks from Albert Mohler on the tragedy in Haiti. Too often people are quick to assume that massive disasters like the earthquake in Haiti is a sign of God’s displeasure or that God has nothing to do with such things. Yes, such things are a sign of judgment, but Mohler [...]
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Does God Hate Haiti
Posted in God's Love, Sin, World on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sin Is Serious
Posted in Sin on November 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Because we are human, Muslims and Christians (and everyone else) have a common and serious problem: we routinely underestimate the seriousness of our sin, both in its offense to God and in its power over us. I found the following post from John Piper a helpful reminder of our great problem. 5 Ways Sin Is [...]
More on Repentance
Posted in Repentance, Sin on September 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Jonathan Dodson has some helpful thoughts on repentance at his blog. He notes that there are three key things that must happen when we repent: confession, mortification (this means putting to death), and faith. He then gives a question for each to help you in the fight. For confession, we ask, “What do I want [...]
Sin Destroys Peace
Posted in Marriage, Peace, Repentance, Sin on September 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Last night my wife came home from a shopping trip having bought things that she and I had talked about. She spent more money than I thought she was going to. I wasn’t angry. I was anxious. I was worried about extra expenditures and whether we would have the funds to pay for them. I [...]
Repentance
Posted in Knowing God, Repentance, Sin, Theology on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recently preached a sermon on the prophet Jonah (Yunus) so I have been thinking about repentance. For those who aren’t familiar with the story of Jonah, here it is in a nutshell (or you could read the whole book in the Old Testament in about 10 minutes). The Lord told the prophet Jonah to [...]
Our greatest enemy
Posted in Islam, Sin, Terrorism on June 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Is the capture of Osama bin Laden the greatest hope for peace in the world? Some seem to think so. Would his imprisonment or death free billions of people to live with hope for their future? Not really. Certainly it is good for a terrorist like bin Laden to be captured. However, is Osama bin [...]
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