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- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 17: Restoration
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 16: Spiritual Surgery
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 15: Retribution and Revenge
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 14: The Counsels of Men
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Tag Archives: sin
The Failures & Falls of God’s Children
Micah 7:8, 9; Psalm 37:24; Proverbs 24:16 When I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against … Continue reading
Posted in Sanctification & Holiness
Tagged backsliding, chastening, falls, grace, sanctification, sin
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Pride: The Source of Error, Envy & Every Evil Work
Proverbs 13:10; James 4:1; James 3:14, 16 Only by pride cometh contention. From whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members. If ye have bitter … Continue reading
Posted in Sin & Unbelief
Tagged Anger, contention, envy, error, heresy, persecution, pride, sin, strife, wrath
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Why Does God ‘Permit’ Evil? The Secret Purposes of God
Proverbs 16:9; Ephesians 1:11 A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. According to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will. JOHN CALVIN (1509-1564): All events … Continue reading
Posted in Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
Tagged evil, God's Sovereignty, Providence, sin
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Sanctified Thought Control
Psalm 94:11; Proverbs 24:9; Jeremiah 4:14; Psalm 119:113 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. The thought of foolishness is sin. How long shall vain thoughts lodge within thee? I hate vain … Continue reading
Posted in Sanctification & Holiness
Tagged foolishness, holiness, sanctification, sin, thoughts, vanity
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Evil Thoughts & Wicked Imaginations
I Chronicles 28:9; Ezekiel 11:5; Genesis 6:5 The LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. And God saw that the … Continue reading
Posted in Sin & Unbelief
Tagged God's omniscience, imagination, sin, thoughts
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Franken-Self: the Monster that Man Made of Himself
Genesis 2:16,17; Genesis 3:4-6 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: … Continue reading
Posted in Sin & Unbelief
Tagged Garden of Eden, idolatry, man's depravity, self, sin, the fall of man, unbelief
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The True Believer’s Constant Struggle Against Indwelling Sin
Psalm 51:5-7 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with … Continue reading
Posted in Sin & Unbelief
Tagged holiness, man's depravity, sanctification, sin, spiritual experience, the nature of man
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When Hatred is a Holy Christ-like Emotion
Hebrews 1:8,9; Psalm 97:10 Unto the Son, he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity. Ye that love … Continue reading
Posted in Sanctification & Holiness
Tagged evil, hate, holiness, love, repentance, sanctification, sin
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Ignorance is Certainly Not Bliss, Nor the “Mother of Devotion”
Ephesians 4:17,18 Walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart. … Continue reading
Posted in Sin & Unbelief
Tagged bliss, devotion, ignorance, persecution, pride, sin, spiritual blindness, unbelief
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Our Thoughts: the Spawning Ground of Temptation
James 1:14,15; Proverbs 30:32 Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. If … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual Warfare, Opposition
Tagged sanctification, Satan, sin, temptation, thoughts
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