By My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. 1 John 2:1 If only it was so easy! We believe that the Bible has been written in part so that we will stop committing sinful deeds. Yet, we still, unintentionally and intentionally, commit
Scripture’s Role in Your Obedience
It was Jerry Bridges in his book The Pursuit of Holiness who wrote something like: “Too often we say we struggle with this or that sin. And we use it as an excuse. You do not struggle as much as you are simply disobedient.” Then in chapter 10 he gives
Prayers God listens to
It comes as a bit of a surprise that the main petitions in Solomon’s famous temple-dedication prayer of 1 Kings 8, is the plea to God to listen to the prayers prayed as part of the worship at the temple. Solomon understood that in light of God’s great greatness, and