It’s hard to know yourself completely. Think about it. We are promised one day to know as we are known, (1 Corinthians 13:12) but today is not that day. I know I sin; I fail to accomplish everything I could. At the same time everything God ordained for me to […]
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Proverbs 18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. (ESV) Proverbs 27:9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel. (ESV) Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, […]
Many of us identify the beginning of sorrows in terms of the fall of man. To be certain this is sorrowful. However the title of this segment is a direct reference to Christ’s comments on questions about himself, and the heavenly rule. Christ is sited in all of the Gospels […]
Here are the last of the 12 Steps. Of course there are many more scriptures which need to be added. If you found those I listed inadaquate, I whole heartedly agree many are missing. (All of them in fact!) I reflected on this idea in Part 1, and Part 2 […]
You’ll notice a a definite trend in the following of the 12 Steps, from AA, NA, and other Step based programs. The difference you will find here is the need to conform to the Word of God, and the absolute authority the Scriptures are given. This would discount these steps […]
1. We confess we were powerless over sin, the desire to commit sin in our flesh, and unable to resist sin, even having this knowledge. 18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, […]