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In Romans 1:18–32, there are three occasions where Paul says that God’s response to sinfulness, the way in which His wrath is manifested, is by the way He gives us over to our sinfulness. He gives us over to sin to our hearts’ content, but by sinning to our hearts’ content, we reap the consequences of the seeds that we are sowing to our own destruction.
May 8, 2017 · Staying away from such people doesn't mean hating them or trying to hurt them. While we stay away to avoid being influenced, we keep praying for and hoping for their salvation in Christ. It's not a sin to keep yourself safe – it's actually a wise thing to do because the Bible also warns that we too can stumble while trying to save the immoral brother.
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When I hear a question like this, it makes me groan, partly because I can count on three fingers, maybe less, the people who have ever called me ugly or handsome. In other words, I groan because I know I’m being asked to speak to a sorrow that I’ve never tasted. It would be so much easier for me to just ignore this question, because I know that whe...
I think the deepest answer to the question of why there is so much ugliness and deformity and injury and disability and misery in the world is found in Romans 8:18–23. I don’t think it gets any more helpful or important or profound than these verses. I want to read the whole thing, making comments as I go, because I think this paragraph is worth me...
Ugliness and disfigurement have their roots in the origin of human sin. Now listen carefully, because this could be so easily misunderstood: the roots are not in a person’s particular personal sin, but the origin of human sin in Adam and Eve, which infected the whole human race. In his wisdom, God decreed that there would be physical manifestations...
And then, within that global sorrow and corruption and futility, God saves sinners and promises new bodies at the cost of his Son’s life. He sends Christ into the world, describing him like this: “He had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him” (Isaiah 53:2). He took it all on himself — all the uglines...
Sep 19, 2018 · Remember that all of God’s word is true, including this verse. This means that if someone truly has committed the unpardonable sin, he or she will not confess it. If the unwanted thoughts are coming frequently or rapid-fire, you do not have to spend all your time confessing. You can confess them periodically instead, as a group. 3.
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Oct 8, 2019 · This doesn’t mean avoiding problems or difficulties, since even reliable people have plenty of both. It does mean exercising discernment about people, however. And in some cases, the good news is that even toxic people, at least some of them, can become reliable ones through strong boundaries and good counsel.
Nov 7, 2024 · Romans 1:28–32 paints a grim picture of that decline. “Since they did not see fit to acknowledge God,” Paul writes, “God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done” (verse 28, ESV). Paul goes on to list various sins that come from sinners rejecting God, such as envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice.
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“God has picked out people who are laughable, and through them He is confounding those who think they are high and mighty. Low-class, second-rate, common, average, run-of-the-mill people — those so low that the world doesn’t even think they’re worth the time of day — these are the ones whom God has chosen….”
