Is God’s ultimate glory in creation ever really in danger of being lost? Are there circumstances or choices that will result in God ultimately getting “less” glory as opposed to “more” glory at the final consummation of all things? These are interesting questions to say the least, because the answers to these questions reveal Continue reading
This past Sunday, we finished our exposition of the Disciple’s Prayer in Matthew 6 by examining the final request: “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” When we consider the subject of temptation, many thoughts come to mind. As Christians, we all have areas where, by God’s grace, we enjoy a measure of success in fighting sin. However, all of us also have areas of besetting sin where we find it extremely difficult to resist temptation and Continue reading
Forgiveness can be a very difficult subject for many people. God has made us to be relational beings, but because of sin, we have become very adept at hurting one another in the midst of our relationships. And when we are hurt, forgiveness is not our natural response. Our natural human tendency is to withdraw and retaliate when we have been injured by someone. We also tend to think that to forgive someone Continue reading
