Tag Archives: Forgiveness

I’m Just a Sinner In a Rock and Roll Band

Posted on October 10, 2024 by RC

It is shocking to me that someone else’s sin seems to shock us. I can only surmise that our shock is the fruit of not having a very clear idea of ourselves. I’ve often suggested that so many of us … Continue reading →

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Days of Whine and Roses: Hustling Downward

Posted on October 3, 2024 by RC

With the recent passing of Pete Rose we are once again debating the merits of whether he should be in the baseball Hall of Fame. He was, by all accounts, one of the greatest to ever play the game. He … Continue reading →

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Turning the Mirror Around, Hiding From the Ugly

Posted on September 12, 2024 by RC

Not only do we remain, in ourselves, sinners, when by His grace we are declared to be saints, but we tend to be, after being born again, repenting and being indwelt by the Spirit, the same kind of sinners we … Continue reading →

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Why is the evangelical church so full of pretense?

Posted on September 9, 2024 by RC

I’m no behaviorist, but I don’t need to be to understand this truth- that which you punish you get less of, and what you reward you get more of. We don’t like punishment, and seek to avoid it. We do … Continue reading →

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Resenting Grace: Parable of the Miserly Son

Posted on August 13, 2024 by RC

It is counter-intuitive, but nevertheless, there it is. We all, from time to time, take offense when grace is offered to us. We all, even more of the time, take offense when grace is offered to others. Two different circumstances, … Continue reading →

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To and From, or Into Our Father’s Open Arms

Posted on August 1, 2024 by RC

It may be the most overlooked moment of deep horror in all of the Bible. Not the eating of the fruit itself. Plenty of horror there, but it’s not overlooked. Rather it was the response of our first parents to … Continue reading →

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The Scandal of the Gospel in a Graceless World

Posted on July 30, 2024 by RC

All of us, both within and without the church, face the temptation of being legalists when dealing with others’ sins against us, and antinomians when dealing with our sins against others. We want those we have perceived to have wronged … Continue reading →

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Run Away, Run Away- The Wisdom of Fleeing Temptation

Posted on July 23, 2024 by RC

There’s a reason he’s called the rich, young fool. Though he was wise enough to ask the right person, Jesus, his question, “what must I do to inherit eternal life” he was fool enough to claim, after Jesus reminded him … Continue reading →

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“A Young Lady,” An Old Story of Ongoing Sin

Posted on June 27, 2024 by RC

Like so many others I find myself taken aback by the recent resignation of Robert Morris, senior pastor of the massive Gateway Church in Texas. Morris resigned his position after it was made public that when he was a young, … Continue reading →

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Love One Another, Because He is In Us and Them

Posted on June 18, 2024 by RC

Do we not glide happily past this command? It should, though it doesn’t, go without saying. There’s no question that the Bible teaches this. There’s no question that the Bible emphasizes this. There’s no question that we’re not very good … Continue reading →

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