Archive for October 2009
Self-Effort Must Go!
“Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh” (Galatians 3:3). The Galatian Christians, like so many people today, trusted Christ for their initial salvation, but depended upon the flesh for spiritual maturity. When the word “flesh” occurs in the New Testament, most of the time it…
Read MoreMarriage Myths and Wedded Wisdom (Part 2)
Wedded Wisdom An overview of these … myths reveals that [some] beliefs qualify as misbeliefs for a variety of reasons: Many are overly idealistic or romantic; some, too simplistic; others, too extreme. In some instances, conventional wisdom has been challenged. Other entries have affirmed what great-grandmothers throughout the ages have known to be true. Most…
Read MoreMarriage Myths and Wedded Wisdom
[This article summarizes 12 categories of false expectations that cause marital conflict. Part 2 addresses biblical wisdom and the need to renew our minds with truth. We need to say “farewell” to these marriage myths. Reject these fallacies!] I. … ASSUMPTION MYTHS: The “Cupid” Fallacy Cupid’s arrows will not sustain marriage. These myths of romantic…
Read MoreHappiness is the LORD
In our clinical discipleship ministry at Grace Fellowship International we usually have counselees read Handbook to Happiness. This book (by my mentor and colleague, Dr. Charles Solomon) presents a unique Christ-centered process of appropriating one’s identification with Christ. While many devotional writers have expounded upon the wonders of being “in Christ,” this message is especially…
Read MoreThe Bias of Degeneration
The Bias of Degeneration [The bent of fallen humanity in need of a Savior] “Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” Romans 5:12 The Bible does not say that God punished the human race for one…
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