How Sexual Sin Destroys Us

“You shall not commit adultery…” Romans 13:9 The prohibition against adultery carries with it the commandment that sexual intercourse, as God has ordained it, is to be between a man and a woman in marriage.  That’s it. Naturally, we bristle at...

Insults, Slander & Murder

Proverbs 15:4“A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.” In the book of Proverbs there’s a startling connection, a chain of sin, that’s easy to miss. In the New Testament’s book of wisdom, James, we’re taught that the tongue is a...

What Love Is…And Isn’t

Loving Your Neighbor as Yourself The central and guiding principle of Christian ethics is love.  The world speaks of love quite a bit these days.  Nevertheless, they’re never eager to define what they mean when they say it and it’s rather clear,...

The Danger of “Little” Sins

Temptation of Jesus “And the tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.’” Matthew 4:3 The greatest questions in Christendom, the ones that are never asked openly, but should be are, “Why is sin such a big...

True Love is Biblical Love

“Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.”  Romans 13:10  Love is not sex.  It’s not merely an emotion.  Love is the fulfilling of the law.  This alone is a staggering revelation today as we’re prone to think of love...