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Putting up Walls: Protecting Your Heart
We all do it. Putting up walls around our heart to protect us from more pain. More hurt. And we think we’re doing it to be safe. Only the walls that we put up sometimes become our prison. …
Vickie Munton,
The Tension in God's Love
This series was first published in June, 2016. –ed. God’s love is a complicated doctrine. Webegan this seriesdiscussing some of the major problems people have in understanding God’s love—most notably a sentimental view of love and a general ignorance concerning God’s other attributes. But the most profound theological problem with God’s love is how it
John MacArthur,
Putting up Walls: Protecting Your Heart
We all do it. Putting up walls around our heart to protect us from more pain. More hurt. And we think we’re doing it to be safe. Only the walls that we put up sometimes become our prison. …
Vickie Munton,
Simple Truth. Complex Faith.
I am the thorn in His crown. The splinter in His thumb. That tag that is constantly rubbing, and the child that seems to always be whining. And He loves me anyway. I was talking to a young woman re…
Vickie Munton,
Reconciled by the Work of Substitution
This post was originally published in May 2018.–ed. How can God be both just and the justifier of sinful men (cf.Romans 3:26)? That question represents the true mystery of reconciliation between God and man, and it’s not humanly answerable. A divinely designed solution is required for God to reconcile sinners to Himself without compromising His
John MacArthur,
Is God Ever Unjust?
This post was first published November 26, 2018. –ed. Have you ever considered the stark contrast between Judas Iscariot and the thief on the cross? One was a close disciple of Jesus Christ and gave three years of his life to the best, most intensive religious instruction available anywhere.But he lost his soul forever. The
John MacArthur,
The Foundation of All Forgiveness
God doesn’t change (Malachi 3:6). But man’s view of Him frequently does—driven by man’s own fluid emotions and flexible morality. And as the world around us becomes increasingly permissive, it expects God to adjust with that moral shift.
John MacArthur,
The Seven Seals of Revelation - Verse-by-verse summary
If the sealed book is the book of life: – Why are God’s judgments not understood? – Why could God not explain His judgments? – Why was Jesus not “worthy” to open the book before His death? – How did His death make Him worthy? God does explain His judgments, but to judge between people is extremely complex, and the heavenly beings are unable to refute all of Satan’s informed accusations against the people God had chosen.
Andries Jacobus van Niekerk,

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