The Lord Jesus did not come into the world, as some suppose, to be nothing more than a law giver, a king, a teacher, an example. Had this been all the purpose of his coming, there would have been small comfort for us…. A teacher and an example might be sufficient for an unfallen being like [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sin’
The Great Physician
Posted in Bible Study, Christianity, tagged Great Physician, JC Ryle, Mark 2, salvation, Sin, spiritual sickness on December 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tony Dungy is my Hero
Posted in Christianity, Culture and Worldview, tagged dog fighting, forgiveness, Galatians 6, mentoring, Michael Vick, PETA, prison ministry, prison reform, Sin, Tony Dungy on August 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who hare spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, deceives himself. Galatians 6:1-3, [...]
Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands
Posted in Biblical Counseling, Book Reviews, tagged Biblical Counseling, book review, Paul David Tripp, redemption, Sin on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The following series of posts is a detailed summary and review of Paul David Tripp’s book Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands. I hope that providing this will encourage you to read the book in its entirety.
Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, by Paul David Tripp. Phillipsburg: P&R Publishing, 2002. 375 pages.
Paul David Tripp received his M.Div. [...]
A New Sexual Ethic? Part 5
Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, Sexuality, Women's Ministry, tagged 2 Chronicles 7, Carter Heyward, feminism, Gender roles, God, holiness, idolatry, Isaiah 40, Isaiah 53, repentance, Sexual Morality, Sexuality, Sin, worship on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is part 5 in a 5 part series of a response to Carter Heyward’s essay “Notes on Historical Grounding: Beyond Sexual Essentialism,” which can be found in Sexuality and the Sacred:Sources for Theological Reflection, edited by James B. Nelson and Sandra P. Longfellow.
Heyward concludes her argument with a rallying cry for change. As is [...]
Close Friends or Entangled Hearts?
Posted in Biblical Counseling, Book Reviews, Sexuality, Women's Ministry, tagged article review, counseling, Ellen Dykas, friendship, Sexuality, Sin, Women's Ministry on April 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The following is a critical review of the article cited below.
Dykas, Ellen. “Close Friends or Entangled Hearts? Joys and Dangers in Woman-to-Woman Friendships.” Journal of Biblical Counseling 21, no. 1 (2006): 24-28.
The subjects of codependency and female relationships have been thrust to the forefront of Christian discussion in recent years. With the cultural acceptance [...]
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