(By John MacArthur)
Today’s post is adapted from a transcript of a Q&A session held a number of years ago at Grace Community Church.
Personally, I don’t see gambling as a legitimate expression of my stewardship of what God has given to me.
There is no verse in the Bible that explicitly says, “Do not gamble.” (Somebody always says [referring to [...]
Posted in Spiritual Growth on August 13th, 2008 No Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
This article concludes our series on How to Kill Sin in Your Life. Points 1-4 in this series were discussed last Wednesday and Thursday. Today we will conclude by considering a fifth and final step.
5. Cultivate Obedience.
Fifth, a life that puts the flesh to death must set itself on a course of obedience. [...]
Posted in Spiritual Growth on August 12th, 2008 No Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
Today’s post is the second part in our series on how to kill sin in your life.
Yesterday, we considered the first of five steps necessary to killing sin in your life — namely, that you must recognize the presence of sin in your flesh. Today we will consider steps two through [...]
Posted in Spiritual Growth on August 11th, 2008 5 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
The following post is adapted from a message John preached on a practical plan for overcoming personal sin.
The question is, “How do I kill sin in my life? How do I do it?” Let me give you some little principles — very basic and straightforward.
If you live by the Spirit and are headed [...]
(By John MacArthur)
So far we have seen that a true work of the Holy Spirit exalts the true Christ and opposes Satan’s interests. Today, we will continue by looking at another mark of the Spirit’s work. The following material is adapted from Jonathan Edwards’s The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God.
It [...]