Tag: secret sins
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Subtlety
2 Samuel 13:3 “Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother. And Jonadab was a very crafty man.” 2 Samuel 13:19 “And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe that she wore. And she laid her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went.” Have…
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Consenting Adults
2 Corinthians 2:5 “Now if anyone has caused pain . . .” Have you ever heard someone criticize others who would have the audacity to voice concerns about certain actions between “two consenting adults”? This attitude is rooted in an idea that was articulated by the British philosopher John Stuart Mill in the 1800’s called “Mill’s…
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Sowing and reaping
Exodus 1:15-21 “Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, ‘When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live.’…
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Is ignorance bliss?
Psalm 19:12 “Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.” How often we can be tempted to show ourselves as better than we really are. The motivations can be many: pride, hypocrisy, fear – whatever the cause, it is a dangerous thing, particularly if we see no fault in it ourselves. Hidden faults,…
To Encourage You 