Over the last few months, I’ve been posting chapters from my book, The Root of the Problem: Why We Sin & How We Can Overcome. The list below is an index of all of the posts in this series:
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January 5, 2015
The Root of the Problem (Index)
December 31, 2014
Fear God and Keep His Commandments
Solomon described conditions in life that are true from generation to generation. The sun rises and sets (Ecclesiastes 1:5); the wind blows and follows its circular course (Ecclesiastes 1:6); the rivers flow into the sea (Ecclesiastes 1:7); and “there is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). In the end, his conclusion was that man’s purpose was to “fear God and keep His commandments” (Ecclesiastes 12:13).
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December 24, 2014
Top 5 Articles on Plain Bible Teaching in 2014
As another year draws to a close, I went back and checked the site statistics to see what posts received the most attention. Anymore, this is about the only time during the year I check the stats, but it is interesting to see what articles and topics people have taken the most interest in. So here are the “top 5” posts, based on number of page views.
Top 5 new articles (posted this year):
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December 22, 2014
The Root of the Problem (Part 21): Conclusion
To remove sin from our lives seems like a daunting, if not impossible, task. While is it true that we have all sinned (Romans 3:23), that does not mean that we must resign ourselves to a sin-filled future. Many, even those who would call themselves Christians, are content to remain in sin. This must not be our attitude. We must be of the mindset that we are uncomfortable in sin, and then work diligently to overcome it.
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December 17, 2014
Happy Birthday, Jesus?
For most of us, the holidays are for spending time with family and enjoying the blessings that we have in this life. But for many in the religious world, the Christmas holiday is also a time for them to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Some even believe that Jesus was born on December 25th. Therefore, they observe Christmas (December 25th) as a religious holy day. However, there are two problems with this:
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December 15, 2014
The Root of the Problem (Part 20): No Fear of God
When Paul indicted all under sin, he quotes several passages from the Old Testament to describe the sinful state of man: there is none righteous, there is none who does good, their feet are swift to shed blood, etc. (Romans 3:9-17). At the end he reveals the mindset that leads to all these failings:
“There is no fear of God before their eyes” (Romans 3:18).
When one does not fear God, there is no motivation to listen to God. In both the Old and New Testaments, fearing God is connected with one’s obedience.
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December 11, 2014
Donahue – Myhan Debate
This debate will be streamed live online December 11 & 12 at 7:00pm CST. You can watch the debate here.
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