The 9-minute video of this post is John MacArthur responding to the fall of Steve Lawson. Pastor MacArthur spoke about 9 minutes on numerous matters related to Lawson’s fall and the church.
Category: LUST
Steve Lawson Adultery Scandal Details Emerge – Evangelical Dark Web
YouTube site, Evangelical Dark Web cited a couple of very credible sources with further information about the Steven Lawson scandal.
GTY Responds to Steve Lawson Situation – Truth Transforms
There are two videos in this post, the first cites the words of Phil Johnson, of GTY, on the Lawson incident, also an older article written by John MacArthur on the topic of fallen pastors. The second video is by Pastor Matthew Everhard that deals with the topic of fallen pastors.
How the Online Pornography Epidemic Is Creating a Generation of Dopamine Addicts: Clare Morell – Epoch Times: American Thought Leaders
“What we have to understand about p*rnography is that it literally rewires the brain,” says Clare Morell, senior policy analyst at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. “Their prefrontal cortex—which is that part of our brain responsible for our self control, our impulse control, emotional regulation—isn’t fully developed till the age of 25.” Morell is an advocate for child protection and a leading voice in the conversation about digital safety. She’s also the author of the forthcoming book, “The Tech Exit: A Manifesto for Freeing Our Kids.” [This post contains a 55 second video teaser for the American Thought Leaders’ interview and a link to watch the entire 45-minute broadcast; also, highlights of the initial half hour of the interview.]
Deceitfulness of the Heart – Jeremiah 17:9 – Archibald Alexander – Part 3 of 3
Parts 1 and 2 of this three-part series treated the deceitful imaginations of the heart; this part consists of the ‘Reflections’ of Alexander as he closed the chapter. The text from his book is directly under the video so that readers might follow along with the video reader if they desire to do so. I think that is a good way to consider the weighty material Alexander covers in his study of Jeremiah 17:9.
Deceitfulness of the Heart – Jeremiah 17:9 – Archibald Alexander – Part 2 of 3
The topic of this post is part 2 of chapter 12 from Archibald Alexander’s book: Practical Sermons to be read in Families and Social Meetings. His topic derives from, Jermiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I think is it important to understand this foundational biblical concept from Jeremiah’s writings because it is how the whole of scripture speaks of mankind. But you may not realize that if you attend a mainline Christian church, unless, of course, you are a student of the Bible.
Deceitfulness of the Heart – Jeremiah 17:9 – Archibald Alexander – Part 1 of 3
This post contains a video reading of chapter 12 of Archibald Alexander’s book; it also contains a portion of the book which covers and introductory discussion of the deceitfulness of the heart and two DECEPTIONS OF THE IMAGINATION that occur in the deceitful heart. You will certainly recognize them both and might also gain some useful insight to help you undermine such operations via journaling, strategizing, prayer….
1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee fornication… sinneth against his own body
In my daily reading, 1 Cor. 4-7, I spent time reading commentaries on the following verse. I wanted some clarity about the underscored portion of the following verse. I read several commentaries from the e-Sword Bible app on my iPhone, two of those commentaries are pasted in below: Albert Barnes and Matthew Henry. Barnes treats only verse 18; Henry, 12-20 of 1 Cor. 6. Scripture pasted in for those who would like to review it before reading.
What are the Five Lies of our Anti-Christian Age? with Rosaria Butterfield – Podcast Episode 183 – Got Questions Ministries
Got Questions Podcast interviewed Rosaria Butterfield, former gay-rights activist; professor of Queer Studies as Syracuse U…. They were discussing her book in terms of our current social problems. She understands them very well. Christians could benefit from her perspective regarding the social issues of our time surrounding LGBTQ and the church….
The Perversion of Love – John MacArthur
In this post, Pastor John MacArthur uses Ephesians 5:1-7 to explain God’s love and Satan’s counterfeit, perverted version of love that world-lings seek. In the process, the born-again Christian will likely get some clarity about what is pleasing to God and what types behavior, longings… are to be avoided.