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holiness

A collection of 14 posts

Masculinity

Christian Masculinity: Rethinking Strength and Grace

December 11, 2024

Explore Christian masculinity — moving beyond cultural stereotypes to embrace strength, gentleness, and Christ-like leadership in faith and family.

Bryan Schneider Bryan Schneider
narcissism

Let the Feminist Mock: Find Your Worth in Christ

December 04, 2024

Discover how to combat narcissism and body dysmorphia with biblical truths. Embrace your imperishable worth, beauty, and identity in Christ with insights from 1 Peter.

Bryan Schneider Bryan Schneider
purity

Sanctification and Sexual Purity: God's Will for Your Life

October 30, 2024

Biblical view on sexual purity: God’s will calls Christians to holiness, abstaining from immorality, and guarding the mind. Practical steps for honoring God with body and spirit in today’s culture.

Bryan Schneider Bryan Schneider
holiness

Pierced Ears: Fashion or Faith?

October 16, 2024

This article explores the biblical arguments for and against ear piercings, examining motives, cultural influence, and Christian liberty, while encouraging thoughtful, heart-driven decision-making.

Bryan Schneider Bryan Schneider
sanctification

Sanctification Explained Simply

August 21, 2024

Sanctification is a deepening journey, not an upward climb. Discover how the Holy Spirit humbles us, revealing our ongoing need for Christ's grace and magnifying the power of the cross.

Bryan Schneider Bryan Schneider
regret

Redemptive Regret

August 13, 2021

Moral aspirations pursued outside Christ's redemptive work prove merciless. In the grips of graceless religion, regret over past sin twists godly sorrow into legalistic self-loathing.

Rut Etheridge III Rut Etheridge III
Temptation

The Devil's Playbook

March 19, 2021

Just imagine the Devil had a playbook – that he had written down all his tactics and strategies for tempting Christians. And imagine you had the chance to get hold of it. Wouldn’t that be very useful?

Warren Peel Warren Peel
holiness

About Those Unclean Animals

July 13, 2020

Reading recently from Deuteronomy 14 about the unclean animals, I remembered a few things about them. I recalled that a distinction between clean and unclean animals had been made since the the time

Barry York Barry York
envy

Guidelines for Grumbling

February 02, 2019

Do you ever get annoyed when others get praise and no one compliments you? Maybe you honestly believe that you have borne the greater burden but others have arrived late with far lighter

Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr
Sabbath Day

Linchpin of Life - Sanctify the Sabbath

December 01, 2018

As I pen this post I am about to preach the closing case-law-commandment section from Exodus 23:10-19. I'll be re-stressing to the church how we should properly view these texts:

Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr
Discipleship

We Could Be Heroes (and maybe that's not good ...)

September 09, 2015

We have such low standards for heroes.  And I don’t just mean comic book superheroes:  Green Lantern…Hawkeye….Robin (!?!)  No matter how much we equivocate the term, these guys don’t deserve

Rut Etheridge III Rut Etheridge III
Grace

Of Kryptonite, Kool-Aid and Windex: Concluding a Series on the Practical Pursuit of Holiness

March 13, 2015

As much as our hearts crave the completion of God’s sanctifying work within us, the prospect of stepping forward in newness of life can be daunting. We might fear that we will

Rut Etheridge III Rut Etheridge III
Grace

The Perfect(ionism) Excuse, part 3 in a series on sanctification ...

February 12, 2015

Do you believe that it is possible to overcome a besetting sin in your life?  And do you believe that this conquering is possible in _this _life?  If your answer is no, or

Rut Etheridge III Rut Etheridge III
holiness

Weekend Quote: Predestination and Holiness

October 11, 2014

From _The Institutes of the Christian Religion _by John Calvin (Book 3, 23:12): > Another argument which they employ to overthrow predestination is that if it stand, all care and study of

Barry York Barry York
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