How Dead is Dead? The Five-Fold Fallenness of Man (Part 1)
How Dead is Dead? The Five-Fold Fallenness of Man (Part 1)
When we were lost, we were dead in trespasses and sins. It wasn't that we transgressed against God every once in awhile. All we ever did was sin and trespass...
The Folly of Human Preference
The Folly of Human Preference
Trifling with conscience and lack of full obedience to the Holy Spirit in the personal life of a Christian expose him to the grave danger, either of exhibiting self-will...
Abortion: Who’s to Say?
Abortion: Who’s to Say?
I put forward that there is indeed a word from God. The Bible, the law of the Lord, gives us a ruling on the matter – that the unborn is a person.
Whom Shall I Fear? The Lord is My Light
Whom Shall I Fear? The Lord is My Light
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Us and Them? Black and White? Or One in Christ?
Us and Them? Black and White? Or One in Christ?
When we speak as Christians about "us and them", isn't the very nature of those pronouns divisive talk? The Bible doesn't teach us, "black and white"...
Having Peace Like a River
Having Peace Like a River
The peace of God is that which flows like a river; in that it is unending, refreshing, and life-giving. Paul calls us to "not be anxious about anything"...
The Truth Sets You Free from Sexual Lust
The Truth Sets You Free from Sexual Lust
If a believer who fights against sexual lust can but look and realize that resisting temptation here is but for a moment. Yet in a brief vapor...
Tardiness: Is Being Habitually Late Sinful?
Tardiness: Is Being Habitually Late Sinful?
Is habitual tardiness a sin? If so, how should Christians be living their lives in light of this sin being so overlooked and tolerated as normal in our society and even in some of our churches?
Does Sex Equal Marriage in God’s Eyes?
Does Sex Equal Marriage in God’s Eyes?
Someone asked, "Are only virgin marriages legitimate? I was told by a group that I am in adultery because I was not a virgin when I got married... according to this group sex is marriage."
The Unpardonable Sin
The Unpardonable Sin
It is not the unpardonable sin which hinders your being a Christian; but your wickedness of heart, your pride, vanity, and insincerity.
Church Leaders Casually Texting Single Sisters?
Church Leaders Casually Texting Single Sisters?
Is it OK for married brothers in leadership positions to be casually texting or emailing single sisters?
Cain or Christ: Hatred or Love
Cain or Christ: Hatred or Love
It's easy to say, "I'm not like Cain, I didn't put a knife in my brother." However, hatred is more subtle than sticking a knife in your brother.
Racism Condemned
Racism Condemned
If you just think about what pride is, that is what racism is rooted in.
Do Not Love the World
Do Not Love the World
When John tells us "do not love the world", the main thing he has in mind is not the possessions in the world.
Overcoming Anxiety
Overcoming Anxiety
Overcoming anxiety will only happen as we turn from our fears and unbelief and trust the Lord in all our circumstances.
The Besetting Sin
The Besetting Sin
Bob Jennings sets besetting sin in the believer's life in the proper light, and exhorts the listener to greater efforts and resolve in fighting sin.
Christian, Don’t Sin
Christian, Don’t Sin
1 John 2:1 shows us that what is normative for the Christian is that they don't sin.
The Gospel in Collision with Other Powers
The Gospel in Collision with Other Powers
The task of taking the Gospel to the lost is to be taken not only occasionally, but intentionally.
The Sin of Omission
The Sin of Omission
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin(the sin of omission).
Some Plain Words on Marriage, Sex & Judgment
Some Plain Words on Marriage, Sex & Judgment
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Where Does Sin Come From?
Where Does Sin Come From?
Carnal logic is ever so prevalent where men begin to talk about where sin came from.
How Shall We Sin?
How Shall We Sin?
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? - Romans 6:1-2
Do Not Love the World
Do Not Love the World
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Your Life’s Ambition
Your Life’s Ambition
Listen, there is only one valid goal in life – to live for God and love Him supremely.
David’s Great Sin
David’s Great Sin
David conquered Goliath but that giant there was nothing compared to the one that got him -- these fleshly lusts are a bigger giant than Goliath.
What Do We Do When the Winds of Corinth Blow Among Us?
What Do We Do When the Winds of Corinth Blow Among Us?
As Paul addressed the sin issues in the church at Corinth, so Tim Conway had to address the church in San Antonio.