Category Archives: 10 Commandments

Is it a sin to be wealthy? Prosperity and Providence

No. One can certainly get wealthy by sinning. One can certainly sin while being wealthy. But it is surely not a sin to be wealthy. Though few are so crass as to express this sentiment, it nevertheless often reveals itself, … Continue reading

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Moses’ Mom; Tariff Toppling Tariffs; Battling Believers

Lisa and I discuss the faith and courage of Jochabed, Moses’ Mom. I consider the case for tariffs as a means to tear down tariffs, remember the prophet Ezekiel and explore the dynamics of church politics. If that’s not sufficient … Continue reading

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The One Point Sermon: All Jesus All The Time

Our calling is to preach the whole counsel of God, and to do that, we have to preach the whole counsel of God. But there is still more to it. Systematic theology reminds us that the Bible is one book. … Continue reading

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What are some key idols in the evangelical church?

What sin did God’s people in the Old Testament most struggle with? You be surprised. We tend to focus on various sins of the flesh in our concerns about ourselves. And to be sure, our fathers in the faith fought … Continue reading

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Bigger on the Inside than It Is on the Outside

The Bible is a book that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Look at it from one perspective, and it’s rather a small book. It occupies less space on a shelf than a dictionary. Some … Continue reading

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Truth You Can Count On, 1st Study- God Knows

A few weeks ago we began a new study Monday nights titled Truth You Can Count On. Below is the first of these studies, recorded January 19. This one explores the nature of God’s knowing. I think you’ll find it … Continue reading

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Athens and Jerusalem, City of God and City of Man

What hath Jerusalem to do with Athens? Much in every way. On the negative side, we’d do well to remember that the citizens of God’s city, like those in the city of man, are still sinners. Though we are indwelt … Continue reading

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Embracing Righteous Anger, While Maintaining Peace

“Judge not” is surely that text in all of Scripture that is most misunderstood outside the kingdom. Among believers we misunderstand Paul’s admonition to the Ephesians, “Be angry but do not sin” (Ephesians 4:26). We soundly conclude from this text … Continue reading

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Rightly Ordering Our Love: a Brief Lesson

It was Augustine who argued that every sin is a failure to love ordinately. Either we love something more than we ought or love something less than we ought. We are to love, in order. Eve, for instance, found the … Continue reading

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What about reparations? Reparations, Guilt and Justice

I’m in favor of reparations. Because the Bible is in favor of them. When God established His nation, when He delivered that law which was to govern His people, He established reparations as the fitting punishment for those who were … Continue reading

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