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“Forgiving myself” is common practice among Christians today, almost taken for granted as right, necessary, and biblical. The idea runs roughly like this: when I sin, I must confess my wrongdoing to God, accept his pardon, and then forgive myself. Poignantly reflecting the heavily psychologized world in which the Church walks, to witness how vigorously […]
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Plans sputter, hopes crumble, relationships derail, or evil exposes itself. I know I did my part – but God didn’t come through. Because life is full of disappointments, modern pastors and writers inform me, it must also be full of forgiveness. Their sage advice? Loosely commandeering Psalm 142:2, they urge cultivating a lifestyle of forgiving others, forgiving […]
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“Why do you wear a beard? Our last pastor said godly men are clean-shaven.” “Do your wife and kids ever get tired of you reading the Bible and preaching to … More
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Every hair? Numbered. Every tear? Counted. Every day? Ordained. Every race? Marked-out. Every saint? Chosen. Every history? Written. Every providence? Governed. Every decree? Unchallenged. Every circumstance? Subjected. Every ruler? Appointed. … More
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Chapter 25: Second London Confession To say there’s confusion today regarding marriage might be the understatement of the century. In the name of diversity, reports parade people who married the … More
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