Due to the noetic effects of sin, we humans don’t fully know the purposes for which we were created, or properly understand the desires that are within us. The purposes and desires are related, but when our minds are clouded from the fall, we do not see clearly or understand rightly. Noetic effects of sin [...]
I’ve been pondering for some time now how easily I forget some lessons “learned.” Have I really learned them, and am I like the author of Psalm 119 completely in love with God’s word? Many people try to breeze through their Bibles on a reading plan, but I can’t do it. I need time to [...]
My “personal witness” is not a good, or Christlike reason for choosing “good.” It shows that my selfishness and my desire to look good is ultimate, rather than God’s glory. When we teach others to act in such a way so as not to damage their testimony, then we make their selfishness and pride and [...]
When I awoke this morning it was particularly difficult to get out of bed. After enjoying two wonderful days being snowed in with my husband, at last Monday morning had arrived. I was reminded what a precious gift life is, and how the LORD has ordained all of my days, even those two snowed in [...]
Martin Luther taught centuries ago about not fearing those who could only destroy your body, while clinging to Him who will preserve your soul. He taught about valuing your soul enough to desire eternity more than temporal pleasures. He also taught a great deal about enjoying the gifts of the the LORD, so he was [...]
I’ve been pondering a word I read in Titus 2:3 recently, “reverent.” In this culture, in this present day, do I and my peers know what it means to be reverent, do we care, and is it a part of our Christianity–or do we consider it outdated? Older women are told to be reverent in [...]
Paul once said that it was no longer he who lived, but Christ Jesus who lived in him; that the life he now led was lived by faith. Some of us through our years of maturing in the faith have been completely mistaken on what it means to live by faith. I have heard so [...]
I love semantics–I think they are very important in a quest to know truth. I also think it is very sad that this generation redefines things all too often, and sometimes recklessly. If called an Amateur by one of my former professors not too long ago, I would have cried. Partly because my heart is [...]
We are told to fear the LORD, and told not to fear any other. Yet, many of our actions are chosen out of fear of evil, or fear of punishment, or fear of man. This is too great a topic for one little blog post, so I’ll be pondering only the fear of evil. Jesus [...]