by sdbarnard | Jan 23, 2015 | General |
I read recently in a book about sanctification (roughly defined as: the process of becoming what a Christian is declared to be) the following, “All that is true for me in Christ has not yet been accomplished in me by the Spirit” (Sinclair Ferguson;...
by sdbarnard | Jan 16, 2015 | General |
Thomas Boston says “a good conscience is a continual feast.” So what good comes from a guilty conscience? “The awareness that one has done wrong leads to bad feelings” (Adams 1979, 196). A guilty conscience produces bad feelings to “warn us that...
by sdbarnard | Jan 9, 2015 | General |
Beloved, I have a bee in my bonnet, a bur under my saddle, or a pebble in my shoe. Beloved, I have something that will not become stuck in my craw…it must be said…and it must be said in a way that both edifies the hearer (Eph 4:29) and exalts the...
by sdbarnard | Dec 4, 2014 | General |
When the Bible speaks about who you are, it is not to elevate yourself (not even to elevate your identity in Christ in order to accomplish some good). When the Bible speaks of you being “in Christ,” (Rom 6:11) or of you being His “special possession” (“the...
by sdbarnard | Nov 21, 2014 | General |
1. Biblical Counseling is restorative…after problems have been encountered and wrongly handled, people seek help. They do not understand the why (they do not know the real enemy or God’s agenda) of the problems or how to please God in them. 2....
by sdbarnard | Nov 13, 2014 | General |
By Jim Sprinkles It seems that today, more often than not, people speak in clichés and platitudes. Questions like “how are you” and “what’s up” are asked not really waiting for or expecting an answer. Another such cliché is “sorry about that.” These kind of...
