The 94-second video in this post uses scripture to explain how it is that Christians are still sinners.
Category: A Christian Defined
1973 Decision Overturned
The following 5-minute video is from the YouTube site, Polite Leader. I have used many of his videos in this blog because they are very short, yet comprehensive and informative. In the video, he talks about the impact of the supreme court decision from a Christian perspective. If you are a born-again Christian, then his words should resonate with you; or you should be in agreement with them, as he speaks according to scripture. And regardless of what many trendy, contemporary Christians and “Christian” preachers say, the Bible is from God and Christians are to live in accordance with it. I am aware of falling short often, as all Christians do, but God has provided repentance and forgiveness for those who fall short.
I Must Tell Jesus – Song of Encouragement To Prayer
This post contains two versions of the song, “I must tell Jesus all of my trials….” My next post is about the Lord’s prayer and I thought about this song, which I find to be a great encouragement towards prayer. I purchased the song after hearing it on Family Radio a few times because I thought it such a wonderful encouragement to pray, hopefully you will find it useful
Multiple-Abortion Survivor Says God Helped Her Forgive Birth Parents Who Did Everything to Abort Her – Epoch Times, Bright
Calling her birth mother’s womb “the scariest place in the world,” a woman who survived multiple abortion attempts has chosen forgiveness, with the help of her adoptive parents who taught her how to offer mercy through surrender to God. …“When you tell them that you’re an abortion attempt survivor, 9 times out of 10 the reaction is, ‘I didn’t know that was a thing!’” she said “Usually my response is, ‘Well, you can’t say that anymore, you’re aware of our existence now, and there’s tens of thousands of us around the world.’ …One of Milberger’s birth mother’s first statements was to ask for forgiveness. Her birth mother told her: “I tried to get rid of you … I didn’t want to be pregnant. I didn’t want to look pregnant. I didn’t want to lose my job. I didn’t want to shame my family. I did everything I knew to try to end your life.”
Is Stress Making Me More Holy or More Sinful? Ask Pastor John (Piper)
Are the pressures in my life making me more holy or more unholy? And how would I know? This is such a great question. A lot of our emails come from Christians who are feeling extra pressure in life. That is true today in an email from a young mom named Victoria, who is facing the challenges of raising little ones. “Hello, Pastor John,” she writes. “Since becoming a mom, I have found myself battling sin like never before. New sins that I never recall struggling with are popping up, seemingly out of nowhere, especially in this season with a 2-year-old and a newborn. My desire is to be a wife and mother to the glory of God, but I feel I have never been further away from this goal. Are these new pressures of motherhood sanctifying me or making me more unholy? And how can I tell the difference? Because I often feel as though I am becoming more unholy by them.”
The Enemy Within By Kris Lundgaard – Book Sampling
This post contains an excerpt of chapter 1 of Kris Lundgaard’s book, The Enemy Within. He greatly simplified concepts on mortification of sin, such as found in the works of John Owen. There is also a book highlight from P&R Books. If you are struggling with sin, then you will likely gain much from this post and the book, which I highly recommend.
The Source Of Identity For LGBTQ+ And For Christians – Dr. Carl Trueman
The 4-minute excerpt in this post explains LGBTQ+ and Christian identity, from Carl Trueman’s book, The Rise and Triumph of The Modern Self. The following was excerpted from the book description: “Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015, sexual identity has dominated both public discourse and cultural trends—yet no historical phenomenon is its own cause. From Augustine to Marx, various views and perspectives have contributed to the modern understanding of the self. In this timely book, Carl Trueman analyzes the development of the sexual revolution as a symptom—rather than the cause—of the human search for identity.” [This post contains a link to chapter 1 for those who wish to explore the book.]
Mortification Of Sin – John Owen Via Dr. Carl Trueman
This post has a video-excerpt of Dr. Carl Trueman speaking on the mortification of sin. The excerpt is the final minutes of part 2 of a 5-part series Trueman was teaching on mortification of sin via the work of John Owen. This excerpt is intended to introduce readers to Dr. Trueman and mortification of sin; and it also emphasized something about the Christian battle against sin that is not generally known in the contemporary church, it is a life-long battle that must be fought.
Finding Racial and Counter-Cultural Harmony – Dr Carol Swain
The purpose of the interview that Family Radio conducted with Dr Carol Swain was to discuss how it is that counter-cultural respect might be achieved via a biblical manner. Dr. Carol Swain provided definitions for those unfamiliar with CRT and its roots; and other definitions relevant to this topic. She shared information from the book she was commissioned to write on this topic: Counter-Cultural Living: What Jesus has to say about life, marriage, race, gender and materialism. She was born-again in her 40s, and had previously been divorced twice; she was a college professor for 28 years. Dr. Swain was raised in poverty and quit school, later getting a GED and going to university…. Via her personal struggle, she has wisdom to share. A partial bio is included that readers might become familiar with her and get some insight into the basis of her writings, opinions….
Choose Life, That You And Your Offspring May Live
D. Patrick Ramsey clarified ‘the choice’ that God presented Israel from Deuteronomy 30:15ff this morning; he also used passages from Proverbs 9 and Matthew 7 because God presented the same choice via those texts. During the sermon, Pastor explained the consequences of choosing life and death; he also explained why so many then and now choose death – they believe the LIE. It is very important to understand what that is and the nature of the choice that every living person must make.