[1 Cor. 6:18] “Sexual sin is not the worst of sins, but in some respects we may consider it the most complicated of sins. All dirt should be washed off our hands, but pine sap is harder to get off. Sexual sin entangles in a way that others do not . . . Paul mentions …
The Perpetual Irrelevance of Liberalism
“Here is a man who for some reason refuses the authority of his Bible, but says he will stand by Christ. What Christ?” (G. Campbell Morgan, Preaching, p. 25).
The God of Nature Defines Natural
[1 Cor. 6:13] “By way of contrast, fornication was not made for the body. The body was not made for fornication. Contrary to one of the most common lies in this regard, sexual activity with a woman outside a covenant is not ‘natural.’ . . . Many unbelievers think that sexual intercourse is just another …
Otherwise There Is No Point
“The preacher should never address a crowd without remembering that his ultimate citadel is the citadel of the human will. He may travel along the line of the emotions, but he is after the will. He may approach along the line of the intellect, but he is after the will” (G. Campbell Morgan, Preaching, pp. …
Millennia of Bumpity Bumpity
At the point Christ came, the true faith had been kept alive up to that point, after a fashion, among the Jews. I say it was kept because of the many faithful believers among them who were looking in true faith for the Messiah. Jesus Himself said that Israel had teachers who sat in Moses’ …
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Offending the Cultured Despisers
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #11 “For ye see your calling, brethren, how that no many wise men after the flesh, not many might, not many noble, are called: but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and …
And Sin is Defined By Scripture, Not by the Genome
“Whether or not homosexual temptation is genetic, heterosexual temptation most certainly is genetic” (Fidelity, p. 41).
Preaching at the Intersection
“The supreme work of the Christian minister is the work of preaching . . . . Whenever we preach, we stand between those two things, between human need and Divine grace. We are the messengers of that grace to that need” (G. Campbell Morgan, Preaching, pp. 12, 14).
Bulletphobia
When I was in high school, I took a sociology class, and it was just the kind of class you might expect. One day the teacher came in (a very nice young lady), and asked if any of us had ever been afraid of a black person. I helpfully raised my hand, and she called …