You need to know that Alexander,the jeweler, has done me great harm. May our Lord give him what he deserves for all he has done. -2 Timothy 4:14, TPT “Are you praying for her (him)?” asks a concerned Christian. This is the “magic bullet” of spiritual healing. Maybe you heard of it? The idea is if you pray … Continue reading “Are you praying for her?”
Category: Forgiveness
Dear DM, I wish I had found your website sooner.
Dear Divorce Minister, I’m not articulate so I’ll try to explain that I wish I had found your website sooner. My husband has been a serial cheater for 25 years, I just didn’t know it. How stupid can a woman be? For many reasons, I wish I had found your website sooner. You see, I’ve … Continue reading “Dear DM, I wish I had found your website sooner.”
Cheap Forgiveness for Cheaters
Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. -Matthew 5:23-24, NKJV “God forgives me. So what’s your problem?!” -Cheater Does … Continue reading “Cheap Forgiveness for Cheaters”
Another Tullian Tchividjian Cheater Pity-Fest
Yet an elder needs to be one who is without blame before others. He should be one whose heart is for his wife alone and not another woman. -I Timothy 3:2, TPT Tullian Tchividjian, disgraced and defrocked former senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, is complaining, again, about how Christians are too hard on cheaters. He … Continue reading “Another Tullian Tchividjian Cheater Pity-Fest”
Repentance about “deserving” forgiveness?
Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift … Continue reading “Repentance about “deserving” forgiveness?”
Lessons from WCC and fall of Hybels by Kyle Strobel and Jamin Goggin
In “How Willow Creek exposed our sins,” Kyle Strobel and Jamin Goggin suggest the mess at Willow Creek Church is a symptom of a much bigger problem in American evangelicalism. Strobel diagnoses the problem Willow Creek exposes as: The fundamental ailment of the evangelical church today is toxic power. Toxic power is anchored in prideful … Continue reading “Lessons from WCC and fall of Hybels by Kyle Strobel and Jamin Goggin”
Jesus is condemning, too!
“Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.” -Jesus in John 3:18, NIV Jesus is condemning, too! We often make God in our own image or an image we prefer. That image of Jesus is … Continue reading “Jesus is condemning, too!”
Tullian Tchividjian and his brand of unbiblical “grace”
“If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive.” -Luke 17:3b, NLT Two former pastors and cheaters recently wrote a post pleading for the church to extend “grace” to morally fallen clergy. These two pastors are speaking from the perspective of fallen pastors themselves. Their names are Tullian Tchividjian–who admitted to an … Continue reading “Tullian Tchividjian and his brand of unbiblical “grace””
“Vengeance is mine,” says God
Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,“I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord. -Romans 12:19, NLT What allows Christian victims to let go of the injustices they experienced? Is it a denial wrongs happened? No. Is it a minimization of the … Continue reading ““Vengeance is mine,” says God”
God does not forgive everyone!
“And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” -Matthew 7:23, KJV While I believe God makes forgiveness available to all (John 3:16, 2 Cor 5:14, etc), I do not believe all are forgiven. This verse from the Sermon on the Mount makes that much clear. … Continue reading “God does not forgive everyone!”