Every Wednesday we’ll post something to do with doctrine and purity. Hope it helps. --- Beyond Belief Words lose their original meaning through the ‘watering down’ process of misuse and redefinition. (“Christian” “ love” and “relationship” are a few that come to mind.) So it is with the word “believer.” In the New Testament it was used in reference to people who both believed in Christ and were committed to Him. (Acts 5:14) Their beliefs directed their behavior, and the idea of belief without corresponding action Continue Reading
Playing The Game – It’s Serious Business!
Every Wednesday we’ll post a message concerning doctrine and its role in our purity. Hope it’s useful. Playing the Game – It’s Serious Business! I often encourage my clients to enter into The Game, which is the contest you enter into when you commit yourself to purity. When you regularly give in to sexual sin, you in essence “go with the flow” of the world, the flesh and even Satan. No contest there - you surrendered. Paul describes this surrender pretty well to the Ephesians when he refers to their past: “Wherein in time Continue Reading