I Can’t vs. I Don’t: The Power of Our Identity in Christ
“I don’t” has more impact than “I can’t.” I first came across the research behind the difference between “I can’t” vs. “I don’t” while reading The Motivation Myth by Jeff…
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Correction: We Don’t Like It But Need It
Many know the biblical ideas sin and repentance. We know that receiving Jesus is repenting of your sins and believing the gospel. But there’s another word the Bible uses a…
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What Does It Mean to Die “In Peace”?
King Josiah was the godliest of the Israelite kings. “Before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his…
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How the Most Devout Christians Are Saved
The apostle Paul—with all his devotion, leadership of churches, sufferings for Christ, brilliant theological letters, and missionary work in unreached areas—was saved by the same way as the thief on…
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Digital Images, Worship, and Joy
“Images have always become substitutes for God, and no age makes more images than our age,” writes Tony Reinke in his recent book Competing Spectacles (117). He’s right, but we…
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How to Receive God’s Gifts for God’s Glory
The previous post discussed the two opposite ways we can receive God’s gifts. One one hand, God’s gifts can (ironically) lead us to turn from God, as we cherish the…
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God’s Gifts and Two Paths
When we receive gifts and blessings from God, there are two opposite ways our hearts can go. The gift is the same, but the paths lead to drastically different results.…
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Two Assumptions As We Navigate Sharing the Gospel
The previous post centered on how we must be careful to not wrongly emphasize eternal life in our evangelism to the point that we make Christ a mere means instead…
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A Possible Blockade on the Romans Road
Many of us are familiar with the Romans Road style of evangelism, as displayed here. With supporting Bible verses, this evangelistic technique attempts to show a way to receive the…
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Embracing Both Assurance and Warnings (and Hope for Those Who’ve Strayed)
In the previous post, using Solomon’s downfall as our backdrop, we considered how we as Christians a) have wonderful promises of assurance and b) should be fearful and take heed…
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