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God Never Wastes Pain
The simple point I will make today is that God never wastes pain. Meaning, the Lord always uses the pain of trials and adversity to accomplish His purposes. And what are His purposes? His glory and our good. And let us never forget that our greatest good and God’s glory are not mutually exclusive: that…
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The Power of Providence
The Christian finds comfort in the doctrine of the sovereignty of God: that is, because God is sovereign, all things are under His rule and control, and nothing happens without His direction or permission. This means that God works not just some things but all things according to the counsel of His own will (Ephesians…
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When My Freedom Conflicts With Your Conscience (On Bodily Autonomy & Vaccine Mandates)
Introduction In my last post, I spoke about individual freedom: I argued that all people are free because God made them so. This includes the innate freedom to think, to speak and to choose. I focused on the freedom of the individual. In this post, I will provide a biblical framework for thinking about individual…
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All People Are Free Because God Made Them So
Introduction All people are free because God made them so. That is the central proposition for which I will provide biblical evidence here. Furthermore, this proposition has three powerful applications: that is, because all people are free, they are free to think, they are free to speak and they are free to choose. You see,…
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Repentance is Not Behavior Change
You may or may not relate to the following hypothetical scenario: You are a believer and ascribe to the idea that repentance equals behavior change. You have a biblical understanding of what sin is, so repentance in your mind means “stop doing it,” whatever sin it is. Because genuine repentance is linked to behavior, you…