Following is a great illustration from the book, “King Me” by Steve Farrar… “If you’re an argyra spider, you want to avoid the hymenoepimecis wasp at all costs. This wasp is a parasite. It turns the spider into something it was never intended to be. And it all begins when the wasp stings the spider.… Continue reading A Lesson From The Argyra Spider
Tag: sin
Staying On Course With Accountability
Accountability is essential for any society to function and ministerial accountability is no different. We are all held accountable in one way or another. For example, there are laws to obey and if we fail to be obedient, we may have to suffer the consequences set by the officials who hold us accountable. Accountability is… Continue reading Staying On Course With Accountability
A Brickhouse Incinerator
I was conversing with a friend recently, discussing the issue of preachers among us walking away from holiness and Apostolic doctrine. He made the statement, “Their ‘revelation’ today is building a prison that their children will inhabit tomorrow.” This statement brought to mind a sobering story heard recently. Pastor Doug White, from Silsbee, Texas was… Continue reading A Brickhouse Incinerator
Biblical Conflict Resolution… a Short Study
Matthew 18:15 1. IF THERE IS CONFLICT 2. YOU 3. GO 4. TO THE PERSON 5. IN PRIVATE 6. AND DISCUSS THE PROBLEM 7. FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECONCILIATION …………………………………………………………………….. “If your brother sins against you, go and confront him while the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won… Continue reading Biblical Conflict Resolution… a Short Study
Quoted: Fulton J. Sheen on Hiding from God
In the Garden of Paradise, man hid from God in the garden; now man hides within himself. ~ Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979) ~
Lord, save them from their trial, but not from their sin…
I wonder how often we do a disservice to those we love who are out of the Faith? Abram’s nephew Lot went to the sinful twin-cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. After a time, Lot is taken captive when the cities were besieged, and Abram sets out with his armies to defeat his captors. Afterward, the… Continue reading Lord, save them from their trial, but not from their sin…
Quoted: Phil Jones on Addiction
I have a 47 year old sister in law, Mary Jo, who is a crack addict… in fact, she is so addicted to her rock and so full of faith that a couple of years ago she walked barefoot 7.5 miles in cold February temperatures with only a twenty dollar bill and faith in her… Continue reading Quoted: Phil Jones on Addiction
Unreturned library book leads to woman’s arrest
Though the following story may seem way overboard for us, an interesting note is the reality that the woman has indeed broken the law. She stole. How easy it is to justify sin that doesn’t seem “that bad”… when in reality, sin is sin. Jan 24, 2009 03:41 PM US/Eastern INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) – An… Continue reading Unreturned library book leads to woman’s arrest
Quoted: Dwight L. Moody on Sin
The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible.
The Unwelcome Guest
Romans 7:15-25 (Sermon about sin…) A stranger living on the inside… secretly stealing away valuables and slipping quietly back into hiding. Sounds like that hidden sin in the life of the believer. The stranger that creeps in under cover of darkness and begins pillaging and scavenging the life… first joy, then peace, then prayer, then… Continue reading The Unwelcome Guest