... Self-control Is Not Control

In The Deceitfulness Of Our Hearts, We Sometimes Play With Temptation By Entertaining The Thought That We Can Always Confess And Later Ask Forgiveness. Such Thinking Is Exceedingly Dangerous. God’s Judgement Is Without Partiality. He Never Overlooks Our Sin. He Never Decides Not To Bother, Since The Sin Is Only A Small One. No, God Hates Sin Intensely Whenever And Wherever He Finds It.

God's Sovereignty Does Not Negate Our Responsibility To Pray, But Rather Makes It Possible For Us To Pray With Confidence.

Many Christians Have What We Might Call A 'cultural Holiness.' They Adapt To The Character And Behavior Pattern Of Christians Around Them...but God Has Not Called Us To Be Like Those Around Us. He Has Called Us To Be Like Himself. Holiness Is Nothing Less Than Conformity To The Character Of God.

The Solution To Staying On The Right Side Of The Fine Line Between Using And Abusing Grace Is Repentance. The Road To Repentance Is Godly Sorrow (2 Corinthians 7:10). Godly Sorrow Is Developed When We Focus On The True Nature Of Sin As An Offense Against God Rather Than Something That Makes Us Feel Guilty.

Love Provides The Motive For Obeying The Commands Of The Law, But The Law Provides Specific Direction For Exercising Love.