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- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 15: Retribution and Revenge
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 14: The Counsels of Men
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 13: God’s Symmetrical Tapestry
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 12: Idolatry
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 11: Narcissistic Vanity
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 10: Inquiring of the LORD
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Category Archives: Sin & Unbelief
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
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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
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Tagged holiness, man's depravity, sanctification, sin, spiritual experience, the nature of man
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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
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Backsliding
Jeremiah 2:19; Proverbs 14:14 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that fear … Continue reading
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How Secret Sins Become Presumptuous Sins
Psalm 19:12,13 Cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. OBADIAH SEDGWICK … Continue reading
Secret Sins
Hebrews 4:13; Numbers 32:23; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Psalm 90:8 All things naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. Be sure your sin will find you out. For God shall bring every … Continue reading
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Tagged forgiveness, God's ominiscience, self-examination, sin
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Covetousness
Ephesians 5:5 For this ye know, that no…covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. WILLIAM JAY (1769-1853): What do you think of the man whose thoughts and affections daily … Continue reading
Ambition & the Pride of Life
Proverbs 16:18; Jeremiah 45:5 Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not. MATTHEW HENRY (1662-1714): The pride of life. A vain mind craves all the grandeur, … Continue reading
The Chameleon of Human Pride
Obadiah 3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee. C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892): This is true of all proud persons, for pride is self-deceit. There may be proud persons in this congregation. MARTYN LLOYD-JONES (1899-1981): “Ah, yes, I’m … Continue reading
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The Nature of Idolatry
Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God I thank thee that I am not as other men are. WILLIAM JAY (1769-1853): What is idolatry? Is it not the transferring to the creature, the homage due … Continue reading
