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Those Who Love Violence…
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (239+ words) What does the Bible say about violence? Quite a bit! There are plenty of examples in the Bible about the evil of violence and how the Lord views it as wickedness and lawlessness. Here’s the entry on “violence” from the…...
An Allowable Self Love (Boston)
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (243+ words) “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” We all know those words of Christ (Mt. 22:39). Indeed, the whole law is summarized by the word “love.” We should first and foremost love God, and secondly, we should love our neighbors as…...
OT Warfare: Kill Them All? (Wright)
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (587+ words) One Bible difficulty some people have trouble with is Israel’s “herem” warfare against the Canaanites in the OT (e.g., the language “devote to destruction,” and “utterly destroy”). For several examples, see Numbers 21:3, Deuteronomy 2:34, 3:6, and 13:15, etc. To read about “killing…...
He Keeps Me From Wandering
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (277+ words) This is one of my favorite collections of Christian letters: Wise Counsel: John Newton’s letters to John Ryland Jr. These letters are full of Christian wisdom and instruction. They are also very grace-centered. Finally, they magnify the person and work…...
The Christian on a Good Day & on a Bad Day
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (498+ words) If you want a very helpful shorter book on your Christian identity in Christ, I highly recommend Who Am I? by Jerry Bridges. In Bridges’ classic style, he explains biblical truths clearly and in a way that relates to everyday…...
Christ Our Loving Physician (Hodge)
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (284+ words) I’ve always loved the biblical imagery of Christ being a physician for those who are sick with sin, misery, sorrow, and weakness. Jesus said it like this: “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I…...
People Can Change: Believe it! (Bredenhof)
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (259+ words) Believing that people can change seems to be a small thing. But this conviction will have an impact on your pastoral care. • You will not give up on individuals or families, writing them off, even if the same sinful pattern…...
Hating *Little* Sins (Brooks)
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (678+ words) (The following blog post was originally published in March 2015.) While every sin is a transgression against God’s law, some sins are less heinous and vile than others. For example, it is worse if I were to kill my neighbor’s beloved…...
A Prayer for Those Who Doubt
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (159+ words) Here’s a prayer I ran across today in The Preacher’s Notebook. Note: We can also pray about our own doubts! Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you for your sympathetic understanding toward those who have doubts and difficulties. We pray for…...
Types of Abusive Men – The Reformed Reader Blog
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (419+ words) (The following blog post was originally published on November 9, 2023) I was recently talking with a friend about abuse, specifically abuse in the church. It is no myth, nor is it a joke. It does happen that men in positions of…...