Many seem to think that they can be entirely sanctified today, within a week—or month, etc. Sorry—but things don’t work that way. One grows by grace: 2 Peter 3:16 (another verse for your 3:16 collection). You see, as he pursues the elements of the lifestyle mentioned in 2 Peter 1:5ff he puts off elements of …
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Many seem to think that they can be entirely sanctified today, within a week—or month, etc. Sorry—but things don’t work that way. One grows by grace: 2 Peter 3:16 (another verse for your 3:16 collection). You see, as he pursues the elements of the lifestyle mentioned in 2 Peter 1:5ff he puts off elements of …
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I was talking to him about biblical matters the very last day he was conscious. That night he had an unexpected bout with pneumonia from which he never recovered. Today, one week and two days later, I read his obituary. One week—and he was gone! Death is certain, but its time, place and circumstance are …
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I was talking to him about biblical matters the very last day he was conscious. That night he had an unexpected bout with pneumonia from which he never recovered. Today, one week and two days later, I read his obituary. One week—and he was gone! Death is certain, but its time, place and circumstance are …
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“Tell me what to do when I counsel a person.” What, in particular, do you want to know? “Oh, you know—just what you do when you counsel someone.” Well, I’m afraid I don’t know how to answer that question. There is a lot to counseling—one way of approaching people will not do—one size simply doesn’t …
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