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Rom 7-8: Free and Not Condemned

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Preacher: Pastor Ray Romans 7 or Romans 8? Which chapter is the normative experience for the Christian? It’s time for you to decide which side you’re on. Discussion Questions – Romans 7 or 8? Which chapter captures the normative experience for the Christian? – Do you agree that the Word is clear as to which chapter ought to be our normative experience?… Read more

Dr. Heath Lambert: Can Jesus Heal Mental Illness? (pt 4 of 4)

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In this post I want to talk about the relationship of suffering to the spiritual issues that our culture often refers to as mental illness. At times the biblical counseling movement has received a bad rap for equating the kinds of spiritual issues on the table in counseling with sin. I want to make clear that sins aren’t the only kinds of spiritual issues that biblical counselors want to address.… Read more

Sam Storms: Postures of Praise

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This article was published by Pastor Sam Storms. There are numerous other issues we could address, but I want to talk about the one most visibly relevant: physical posture. Although I’ve written on this before, I think it is important enough to address once again. If you were to visit Bridgeway Church, where I am pastor, you would know that we freely and frequently lift our hands when we worship.… Read more

1 Cor 6:12-20 – The Lord for the Body (pt4 of 4)

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I close with two biblical motivations for why you should strive to free yourself from all enslavements, whether it is the fourth helping of food or to that first or second glass of wine or the twelfth cup of coffee or lust or laziness or work. First, be motivated to preserve your freedom in Christ because slavery is dangerous.… Read more

1 Cor 6:12-20 – The Lord for the Body (pt3 of 4)

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Second, Paul says in 6:12 — 12 Everything is permissible for me”—but I will not be mastered by anything. OR All things are lawful for me, but I will not be enslaved by anything. In other words, not only let your actions be guided by the law of love, but also let them be guided by the law of liberty.… Read more

1 Cor 6:12-20 – The Lord for the Body (pt2 of 4)

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How can we glorify God? Let’s focus our attention on 1 Cor 6:12–14. 12 “Everything is permissible for me”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me”—but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food”—but God will destroy them both. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.… Read more