{"id":50121,"date":"2022-07-14T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=50121"},"modified":"2022-07-14T00:07:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:07:19","slug":"a-la-carte-july-14-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=50121","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (July 14)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Grace and peace to you today.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/what-a-wonder-is-a-human-being\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">What a Wonder Is a Human Being!<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/ftc.co\/resource-library\/blog-entries\/three-pursuits-better-than-being-right\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Three Pursuits Better Than Being Right<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>There are some things that are more important than being right, as this article explains.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/gentlereformation.com\/2022\/06\/06\/god-is-one\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">God is One<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;God has revealed himself as Triune. 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If this post were a video, the title would run something like this: \u2018The Church Grew More Rapidly Than Ever Before, But You Will Not Believe How\u2026\u2019 However, I don\u2019t believe that my caution in this post\u2014that Satan can indeed grow the church\u2014is irresponsible or sensational.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/corechristianity.com\/resource-library\/articles\/faq-why-did-god-let-adam-and-eve-sin\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Why Did God Let Adam and Eve Sin?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This is a brief and off-the-cuff answer, but still a good one.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/do-unto-authors\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Do Unto Authors<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When people ask what I do for a living, I often say, &#8216;My job is to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grace and peace to you today. \u00a0(Yesterday on the blog: What a Wonder Is a Human Being!) 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