How Can Jesus Live in a Sinner Like Me?
At a Bible study at our church recently, we came upon the point in Colossians where the climax of the gospel is, “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Colossians…
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How to Wander Less into the Smog
David said it well, “The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply” (Psalm 16:4). In a world of many little ‘g’ gods, sorrows abound. These gods can’t work, be trusted, nor bring lasting contentment. Still, we lean on them like they can. So, sorrows abound…
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Can I Hear God?
Do you want to hear God? Or specifically, since he is the one Jesus sent when he left (John 14:16) and since he is God in us (John 14:17), do you want to hear the Holy Spirit? It is good and right to answer yes. We should want to hear from our God and be close with our God. We are meant to have a personal and experiential relationship with Christ by the Spirit…
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Is it the Word vs. the Holy Spirit?
Jerram Barrs, in his book Shepherds & Sheep (which sadly doesn’t appear to be in print anymore!), explains how the Holy Spirit and the Word of God relate in the New Testament. These insights are very helpful as I think this is a frequent issue today. He sets up the issue by writing…
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God Alone Made Us Choose God’s Side
James Hamilton, in his book What Is Biblical Theology?, succinctly summarizes the story of the Bible (as a side note, his seven page chapter called “The Narrative” is one of my favorite short Bible plot summaries I have ever read). Describing the characters of the story…
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Quenching the Holy Spirit
Leon Morris, the late Australian New Testament scholar, has a short, helpful book on the Holy Spirit entitled Spirit of the Living God (which sadly is not in print anymore!). In it, he helpfully outlines how we can grieve and quench the Spirit of God…
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