Deceitfulness of Sin (part 3)

 This afternoon, like some kind of lab rat, I sat down to gorge myself again at the trough of John Owen’s treatise called Mortification of Sin.  This is the kind of meal that you can feast on for days and you still wind up hungry for more!
As a child of the late 20th century, I learned, [...]

Deceitfulness of Sin (part 2)

I have come to realize that I do not have God’s attitude toward sin. 
I have marginalized and incrementally allowed it to have rest in my presence instead of treating it with the utter distaste that God has towards it.  As John Owen states (see post 1 on this topic) – “when we can, without bitterness, [...]

Deceitfulness of Sin (part 1)

I attended the Men’s Retreat from Westover Church recently and was paired with a group of guys who decidely jumped into the deep water by sharing their hearts with what was essentially a group of strangers. (isnt it interesting that some men will go right to the deep water while others will only scratch the [...]