Conquering Sin – Two Booklets Reviewed by Pastor Dave

A dear friend of mine gave me one of the following booklets which I just began reading: Killing Sin Habits, by Stuart Scott.  I found a review on that book and another booklet today, and I wanted to blog it because posts related to sin and temptation are frequently read from this blog.  In the following review, Pastor Dave provided an overview and critique that may move some readers to examine these booklets for help. [Also in this post is a link to Pastor Dave’s site where 23 other articles are linked, the titles of each are listed herein]

Holiness, by J C Ryle, SIN, Part 2

The purpose of this post is to provide a biblical definition of sin. I believe this is important because mainstream Christianity focuses on grace, believing they can ignore the Old Testament, sin, hell-fire preaching…. If you have read through the Bible, then you know that they are making up their way as they go along. They are on the wide road that leads to destruction, according to Jesus in Matthew 7. When Jesus opened His ministry in Matthew 4, His first words were, Repent and believe the gospel. To repent of known sin, one must know how to define it first of all….

Do You Think You Have A Lowly Calling From God? Be Encouraged Via Jeremiah Burroughs’ Insights

This post contains a section of Jeremiah Burroughs’ book, Rare Jewel Of Christian Contentment; therein, he provided many insights that encourage instead of discourage one who perceives himself to have a low, insignificant calling from God. His book is all about how Christians should receive (unavoidable) afflictions from the hand of God – without murmuring, without rebelling, seeking pleasurable escape…because thereby, they bring chastisement upon themselves; furthermore, they dishonor God and Christ by murmuring….

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