If you’ve ever driven in Europe, the first obvious problem is to learn to drive forward on left lanes. It’s so easy to go wrong—and even occasion an accident! How come? Because we Westerners (i.e., those who drive west of the Atlantic ocean) are used to doing the opposite. “Used to”—those are interesting words. I …
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Love that has been perfected casts out all fear. That is to say, all fear except the fear of God! The fear of God is a fear that involves love. An element in fearing God is the fear that we will displease Him. To have Him look upon us with dismay because of our faithlessness, …
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The old child’s joke, “When is a door not a door?” Answer: “when it is ajar” is not funny. If you laughed, stop reading now—you’re not one for my blog! 😉 No, not funny, but quite useful as a paradigm. Run it this way: When is a not a ? When it’s a . Ah, now …
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You’ll hear those words over and over again in counseling. They, of course, are untrue. The person making that statement may actually believe he is telling the truth. If he does, it can be as devastating for him as if he were correct. He must be convinced to think otherwise. That may be your task …
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The death of Christ was, at once, the world’s greatest act of wickedness and infamy, and history’s supreme moment of grace and glory. It all depends on how you view it. And how you view it depends on whether or not you have a full-orbed view of salvation. Among the factors discussed are the penal, …
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