Tag: Sanctification

God’s Faithfulness: Renewed Hope in the Depths of Despair

God’s Faithfulness: Renewed Hope in the Depths of Despair

by | Nov 28, 2025 | | 0 |

The prophet Jeremiah stared into a landscape of utter devastation. Before the soaring words of hope in Lamentations 3, he cataloged the horror: priests massacred, women raped, people hauled into captivity, and a famine so brutal that its victims resorted to cannibalism. The word “despair” merely hints at his emotions. His world was broken, his people were judged, and his heart was crushed. What does a person do when the foundations of their life crumble? Continue Reading →

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“O You of Little Faith, Why Do You Doubt?”

“O You of Little Faith, Why Do You Doubt?”

by | Sep 24, 2025 | | 0 |

Sincere believers often struggle to fully believe what they profess to believe. Specifically, they may doubt that the Father’s love is enough for their identity and worth; the Son’s redemptive work is enough for their righteousness and security; and the Spirit’s power is enough for their motivation and growth. This promotes burdensome discipleship and restricted love. The gospel wonderfully proclaims that the Father’s love, the Son’s work, and the Spirit’s power are enough to liberate, motivate, and activate the weakest believer to a life of “faith working through love” (Gal. 5:6), leading to eternal joy. Continue Reading →

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Not Now!

Not Now!

by | Jul 23, 2025 | | 0 |

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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Not Now!

Not Now!

by | Jul 23, 2025 | | 0 |

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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Habits in the “Old Man”

Habits in the “Old Man”

by | Jun 25, 2025 | | 0 |

Some time ago I had some criticism about my book, Winning the War Within, in which it was alleged that no one had ever held such a maverick belief as the one that I set forth—that the sin remaining in a believer was habitual. One blogger recently referred to my view as “unique.” Thumbing through …
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Why Do You Think You Can Do Better?

Why Do You Think You Can Do Better?

by | May 22, 2025 | | 0 |

“Why do you think you can do better?” It was an honest question posed to me by my mentor. I suppose it had the potential to be off-putting or offensive, but it wasn’t. I instantly knew what he meant. And as much as the question knocked me off-balance, I knew he was onto something important. […]
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