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The Role of Suffering in Christian Growth and Dependence
Every true follower of Christ will go through trials and hardships. And if you are like me, you may have wondered if we committed some sin, or if God is angry at us for some reason. Some of us have even questioned if God had forsaken us or forgotten us. We reckon from scripture…
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Understanding God’s Love: Worth Beyond Measure
“I have met people who cannot feel loved by God, it seems, unless their own worth as a person is the basis of God’s love for them. And therefore my whole theology is anathema to them. It makes me weep. The Bible does not teach that God loves us because of our worth. He…
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How to Prevent Spiritual Drift: A Guide for Christians
Spiritual drift is real and it rarely happens overnight. More often, it begins quietly through neglect, distraction, and misplaced priorities. How can Christians guard their hearts against spiritual drift? Scriptures to Consider: 1) Spiritual drift happens when we neglect the ordinary means of grace. Drift doesn’t start with rebellion—it starts with neglect. A neglected…
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Prayer from The Valley of Vision
The prayer “Yet I Sin” from The Valley of Vision expresses a deep sense of confession and repentance. It begins with a plea for God’s understanding of the believer’s struggles with sin and a desire for spiritual renewal. “Eternal Father, Thou art good beyond all thought, But I am vile, wretched, miserable, blind; My lips are ready to confess, but my heart is slow to feel, and my ways reluctant to amend. I bring my soul to Thee; break it, wound it, bend it, mold it. Unmask to me sin’s deformity,…
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New Joy
C.S. Lewis once said, “The real way of mending a man’s taste is not to denigrate his favorites but to teach him how to enjoy something better”. That’s a wonderful summary of our salvation. At the new birth, the Father teaches us to enjoy something far better — namely, King Jesus — by giving…
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Sin, Sorrow, and Joy in the Life of a Christian
I must tell you at the beginning that writing on the subject of the paradox of the relationship of sorrow and joy in the life of every Christian has been troubling. Thinking about the sorrow I should feel over my sins has been painful. Why? Because the Bible powerfully teaches that when we confess…
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The Lessons of Love: Jesus and Judas
Jesus treated Judas so well that none of the disciples knew he was the one who would betray Jesus. That is what loving your enemy truly looks like.
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Living by God’s Word: The True Purpose of Scripture
We do not honour God’s Word merely by reading it like a textbook or debating it like a philosophy. The purpose of Scripture is to inform our minds but to shape our lives. Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the…
