Morningview Baptist Church

Fears, doubt, and guilt often distract true believers from God’s great promise (or covenant) of saving grace.  In Genesis, Abraham’s doubts led him into sin and sorrow and caused pain in his life and in the lives of others around him.  God’s merciful help to Abraham came in the form of repeated promises of grace, which finally led Abraham into trust and covenant faithfulness to God’s good commands.  Consider Abraham’s doubts and how God’s promise overcame them.

Abraham’s fear of man led him to doubt and sin. Even though God had promised to give Abraham a great name, a great nation, and a great land, Abraham still feared that Pharoah might kill him in order to take Sarah for himself (Gen 12:12).  Abraham’s fear of Pharoah led him to remain silent about the fact that Continue reading

This saying came to mind this week as I was reading Genesis in our daily Bible.  The story of Abraham is both inspiring and thought provoking.  He was a man that manifested faith in God from the moment he was first called out of Ur, yet he was also a man who struggled to walk by that faith at many points in his personal history.  Each time I read Abraham’s story, I see reflections of my own frailties.  Each time I read Abraham’s story, I am also moved by the grace and faithfulness of God.

According to Barna research, a majority of self-identified Christians believe Continue reading