Wickedness

Human Sin And God’s Goodness

Instead of making a contrast between the wicked man and the godly man, the psalmist makes a contrast between the wicked man and God. The wicked man is characterized in the first four verses; the character of God is portrayed in the next seven.David has a half dozen things to say …

A man becomes a slave to his idols

In this chapter, Paul has been analyzing the civilization of the first century Roman Empire. He describes the moral life of great cities like Ephesus, Corinth, and Rome. However, the letter describes exactly what happened last night in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago …

IllustrationCollege Instructions From John Wesley’s Mother

John Wesley’s mother once wrote to him when he was in college, “If you are tempted to be judge of the lawfulness or the unlawfulness of a pleasure, use this rule: Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or t …

IllustrationNever put a question mark where God puts a period

Never put a question mark where God puts a period …