Archive for March 2025
Overcoming the Fear of Death, Part 2: The Worship That Turns the Mind
Fear fades when the heart is captivated by Christ. Worship turns the mind toward the One who holds the keys of life. Introduction: When Setting the Mind Isn’t Enough In Part 1 of this series, we explored how the fear of death can be compared to watching a fictional movie of the old self—a false…
Read MoreOvercoming the Fear of Death: Turning Off the Fictional Movie of the Old Self
Turn off the fictional narrative—the real you in Christ is fearless and free. Introduction: A Relatable Struggle with Fear Recently, I was guiding a dear brother in Christ through some intrusive and recurring thoughts about death. Although he deeply believes in Christ and knows intellectually that he will go to heaven, the fear of death…
Read MoreDisplacing the Old Ways
As a child of fallen Adam you could not be restored to innocence, or brought back in righteousness to God [Rom. 5:12]. Divine justice could only pass upon you the sentence of utter condemnation. If that condemnation had fallen upon you in your own person, you would have been lost forever, but, thank God! it…
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