Ponderings on Total Depravity
Romans 3: 12, “They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” We are corrupt all of the way through our beings: thus by extent–depravity (inability to choose good, inclination to evil) extends to every person and affects our minds, our spirit, [...]
A Call to Spiritual Maturity
When a child grows up and takes his place among the adults, it is expected that he will be able to understand more, do more, handle more, reason more than his younger counterparts. His mind, having the benefit of education and experience, is better equipped to spot lies and deduct truth from spoken and written words. Having understood the truth, we [...]
Hard to Discern?
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and waddles like a duck, it must be a… Goose? And a lovely goose at that. Or, so it would seem. Let’s try again… If he acts like the world, looks like the world, has a filthy mouth like the world, he must be a… [...]
Holding On to the Master of the Waves
Sometimes, when everything is going wrong in our lives, it feels as if we will sink beneath the waves if we are not careful. If WE are not careful. It sounds good, rather modern and self-helpy, but it’s wrong. The issue isn’t whether or not WE are careful, or what we do, or how hard we [...]
