Tag: sin
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Identifying Sinful Fears, Pt. 1: The Fear of Man
On April 27, 2011, we had our children huddled in the bathtub of our Alabama home, wearing bicycle helmets. Weather sirens were blaring in the background as 62 tornadoes touched down throughout the day. My children were terrified by the ordeal, and it took one of them nearly five years to overcome the memories of…
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Jehovah Hears and Remembers
If you had to grade sins, what would be worse – murder and adultery or breaking a vow? Most of us would say that murder and adultery are worse sins than breaking a vow. Scripture, however, requires us to view a broken vow as a severe sin in God’s eyes. In 2 Samuel 21, God…
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The Christian Myth
“You are enough!” That’s a popular mantra among many Christians. However, the problem is that it does not come from the Bible and further demonstrates that Christians are operating with a non-biblical worldview. Why do Christians believe falsehoods like this one, and what should they believe? We could offer several reasons why Christians might believe…
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“Race” and Christ
Issues of race are inflaming our country. Recently, we have been told that everything from mathematics to the layout of the national interstate system is based on an underlying current of systemic racism. As Christians, this should be of concern to us. In part, this is because much of the modern conversation about “race” flows out of an evolutionary framework.…
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