How the Bible Talks about Corporate Responsibility and Repentance August 20, 2023 by: Kevin DeYoung Following the Threads of Complicity Is it a workable ethic, for anyone, to insist that every connection to human sinfulness, past or present, renders us culpable for that sin? Even if we could rid ourselves of every place and every…
If we claim that we’re free of sin, we’re only fooling ourselves. A claim like that is errant nonsense. On the other hand, if we admit our sins—make a clean breast of them—he won’t let us down; he’ll be true to himself. He’ll forgive our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing. If we claim…
Help! God Didn’t Answer My Prayer August 19, 2023 by: Daniel J. Brendsel This article is part of the Help! series. Unopened Doors “If any of you lacks wisdom,” James 1:5 says, “let him ask God, who gives generously without reproach, and it will be given him.” According to 1 John 5:14–15, “If we know…
Backsliding Stems from Indifference to the Necessity of Christ August 17, 2023 by: John Owen Indifference to the Necessity and Benefits of Christ and His Mediation There are reasons that are peculiar unto every especial instance of backsliding in any kind. First, ignorance of the necessity of Jesus Christ and the benefits of his mediation…
JESUS, THE MEDIATOR OF A NEW COVENANT \”He is the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon better promises. He is faithful that promised.\” — Heb 8:6; Heb 10:23. THIS IS called the Better Covenant. There are no ifs; no injunctions of \”\’observe to do\”; no conditions of obedience to be fulfilled. From…