Rock of Ages: The Quadruple Cure In the classic hymn, Rock of Ages, we sing: Be of sin the double cure, Save from wrath and make me pure. In reality, salvation provides the quadruple cure! Justification: “Not Guilty! Forgiven!” Reconciliation: “Welcome Home, Son,...
Tweeting the Gospel for Sin and Suffering What difference does the gospel make as we face sin and respond to suffering? In addressing that question, biblical counselors often ponder a vitally important follow-up question: “How do people change?” However,...
Ask the Counselor: Suicide, Salvation, and Eternal Security In yesterday’s post here at RPM Ministries, I asked you to pray for Rick and Kay Warren as they grieve the death of their son who took his life. In light of that post, today I want to address the question of...
Christian—Do You Know Who You Are? Note: You’re reading Part 2 of a Changing Lives blog mini-series. Read Part 1: I See Resurrected People. Our New Nature: Saints Who do you see when you look at yourself as a Christian—a dead person or a resurrected person? At your...
I See Resurrected People In the movie The Sixth Sense, young Cole Sear (played by Haley Joel Osment) tells Bruce Willis’ character (Malcolm Crowe), “I see dead people.” Cole is cursed with the “ability” to see dead people. In our Christian life, we’re often “cursed”...
2 Reasons People Reject Christ When you talk to people about Christianity, they often offer supposed intellectual/rational reasons for their decision not to believe on Christ. The Apostle Paul informs us that we reject Christ because of willful suppression of the...
