Pride, by definition, is the exaltation of self above rightful authority. Small wonder that Christian theology has traditionally regarded pride as the deadliest of the deadly sins, for it alone among sins denies that God is God. Pride does not merely disobey God....
If religious patriarchy was true, the angel of the Lord would have spoken first to Manoah about the miraculous conception of Samson. Instead, he spoke to Manoah’s wife—a woman—alone (Judges 13:2-24). If religious patriarchy was true, the angel Gabriel would have...
Admitting any error does not fall easily from the lips of religious folk--ironically, the very people who want others to confess their sins and turn from their wicked ways.
For some Christians... The Bible is only authoritative when they interpret it. Freedom is only for everyone until they say it isn't. Oppression is only real when they feel it. Justice is only fair when it favors them. Capitalism is king until socialism profits them....
It reveals how little we Christians actually believe that Christ conquered sin and death on the cross when we treat our religion like a war that hasn't been won rather than a work of compassion and treat the world as an enemy to be conquered rather than a neighbor to...
When you hear someone "making room" for bigotry embedded in state law or church polity, look at who they are. If they are not one of the people oppressed by that policy, but they're making room for it, they are complicit in the oppression, not at all a neutral...
A reminder:Your anxiety is not a sin.Your depression is not a sin.Your PTSD is not a sin.What is sinful is when someone adds to your trauma by telling you that your anxiety, depression, and/or your PTSD reveals a lack of faith in God.
Because of the gap between an infinite God and finite people, and because human beings are both willfully sinful and unconsciously misdirected, there is no perfect or risk-free method when humans listen for God’s voice. There is no foolproof formula, no guaranteed...
Don't become satisfied with a relationship with God that is broken by sin and void of the power of the Holy Spirit. You have just as much of God's powerful presence available to you as the greatest saint in Christian history! Return to God! from Experiencing God, Day...
REPENTANCE is not seen in tears; it is not seen in words; it is not seen in emotion. Repentance is long, slow, consistent change over an extended period of time because it is from the heart outward. Heart change is supernatural work.... REPENTANCE of habituated sin is...