Posts Tagged ‘Worldliness’
Dreams That Will Never Come True (2)
H. A. Ironside (From Charge That To My Account by H. A. Ironside, Copyright, 1931, by The Bible Institute Colportage Association of Chicago) Part One ♦ This is Part Two Dreams of World Wealth There are some who dream that if they could just get a sufficient amount of money, they would be satisfied. Did…
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H. A. Ironside This is Part One ♦ Part Two (From Charge That To My Account by H. A. Ironside, Copyright, 1931, by The Bible Institute Colportage Association of Chicago) “And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall…
Read MoreBe Not Conformed
Don Johnson A continuing meditation on Romans 12.1-2: The Motivation for Change God is Concerned About Externals Present Your Bodies Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans…
Read MoreLet’s Be Careful
Wally Morris I’ve noticed in our increasingly pluralistic and diverse American culture, and even in that part of Christianity we call “Bible-believing”, that the casual and imprecise use of language is becoming a serious problem.
Read MoreWhat Do Your Clothes Say About You?
Dr. David C. Innes Dr. Innes published this article in 1993. He has allowed us to republish it here. We think he espouses principles that Christian men and women ought to seriously consider applying to their lives in order to become the best possible testimony for Christ. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT In a most unique…
Read MoreIs It Worldly? Check the Expiration Date (3)
Thomas Overmiller This is part three of three. Part One • Part Two In Part One, Thomas said: We need to avoid using the term ‘worldly’ as mere jargon, but have a good grasp of the concept according to the Bible. The first aspect of worldliness we need to understand, based on 1 Jn 2.15-17,…
Read MoreIs It Worldly? Check the Expiration Date.
Thomas Overmiller This is part two of three. Part One is here. In Part One, Thomas said: We need to avoid using the term ‘worldly’ as mere jargon, but have a good grasp of the concept according to the Bible. The first aspect of worldliness we need to understand, based on 1 Jn 2.15-17, is…
Read MoreIs It Worldly? Check the Expiration Date.
Thomas Overmiller This is part one of three. Christian Jargon Christians use jargon. We use vocabulary and phrases that are unique to our born-again, Bible-based lifestyle. Some common examples of Christian jargon include: born again, edify, evangelist, faith promise, gospel, grace, mission field, pastor, tithe, total surrender, and will of God. These are good expressions.…
Read MoreAt Liberty to ‘Trespass’
Don Johnson Lately I’ve taken up walking as a means of exercise. My doctor says I must. Ten thousand steps a day sounded so simple in his office the other day! Reality is a different matter. One place I love to walk is a trail down below my home. My property borders on this trail,…
Read MoreLove not the World – Review
A Review of Randy Leedy: Love not the World: Winning the War against Worldliness This is our second review of this book. We add it to our list of reviews because we want to draw more attention to Dr. Leedy’s excellent volume. You can find our first review here. David Potter Charges and countercharges of…
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