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The Devil’s Trapline
What would you think of a liege lord who, being repeatedly attacked by an enemy at a weak spot in his defenses, failed to move his troops into the gap? Why does the devil keep using the same tactics against us? Because they work! Why alter your strategy when it is devastating your foe? The […]
Is there an Eternal Hell?
The question has been raised: Can you be a Christian and not believe in a literal, eternal hell? Some today believe in universal reconciliation, that ultimately all will be in heaven in the presence of God. Many would ask, “How can a loving God consign people to everlasting punishment after death?” Is not this life […]
Discipline in the Local Church
The human body’s ability to reject a dangerous virus is a wonder of the Creator’s design. The Body of Christ also has an immune system to protect her from debilitating disease. Sin always brings damage. Both individually and corporately, God’s people suffer the effects of sin. Israel had to be taught this hard lesson many […]
The Origin of Sin
The origin of sin has perplexed Christians throughout history. Many have asked: Since God is supremely good, untainted by sin, and infinitely sovereign over His universe, how is it that sin entered the world which God declared to be “very good”? It has been suggested that God could have created angels and man in a […]
Christ’s Impeccability
All Christians agree that the Lord Jesus did not sin while He was on the earth, but sooner or later most Christians face the question, “Could He have sinned?” This is an important question and, as we consider it, reverence reminds us that “the place whereon [we] stand is holy ground.” There is no more […]
How God Treats Sin
I knew of a little girl, not more than eight or nine years old, who had been disobedient. Her mother, perhaps not wisely, said to her: “Go upstairs to your bedroom, and tell God all about your naughtiness, and don’t come down again until He has forgiven you.” In a very short time the little […]
Impervious to Sin
Four incidents, the most extreme of their class, serve to illustrate how Christ’s nature was impervious to sin. Physical Defilement (Lk. 5:12-13): The “man full of leprosy,” who sought healing from the Lord, represents the worst form of that most loathsome of all physical diseases, yet the Lord Jesus did not hesitate to “put forth […]
The Strategy of the Enemy
The apostle Paul warned the believers at Corinth to be spiritually alert, not being ignorant of the devil’s “devices” lest he take advantage of them (2 Cor. 2:11). Although they had been established in the faith, this gifted but immature assembly was admonished to be wary of the devil’s strategies so that he would not […]