I read this yesterday and it’s been ruminating ever since: Because he [Jesus] himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. Hebrews 2:18 The thing that hit me was how I (and maybe you) often under appreciate the fact that Jesus was tempted while on earth. After [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sin’
Familiarity & Help
Posted: July 1, 2010 by dennarr in ChristianityTags: Christianity, God, Grace, Jesus, Sin
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This week, I’m re-reading / listening to John Piper’s “Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die“. This hit hard: “Sin is dishonoring God by preferring other things over Him. Sin is not small, because it is not against a small Sovereign. The seriousness of an insult rises with the dignity of the one insulted. The [...]
Washed
Posted: January 26, 2010 by dennarr in ChristianityTags: Christianity, God's Promises, Salvation, Sin
Yesterday, Karen and I were looking out our hotel window and she pointed out that all the footprints that littered the beach were gone – washed away by the surf. It reminded me of how our sin is washed away as we live out 1 John 1:9 – initially as we receive salvation and then [...]
A Follow-up To A “Scary Visual”
Posted: May 4, 2009 by dennarr in ChristianityTags: 1 John 1:9, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Jesus, Sin
Last Monday, I wrote a post called “Two Visuals: One Cool, One Scary.” The scary visual was a bible verse where we see a visual of what sin looks like to God: Nevertheless, they were disobedient and rebelled against You and cast Your law behind their back. Nehemiah 9:26 [ESV] In this verse, we see that [...]
Two Visuals: One Cool, One Scary
Posted: April 27, 2009 by dennarr in ChristianityTags: Bible, Christianity, Nehemiah, Sin
Just thought I would share two visuals from last week… The Cool! I am always looking for cool backgrounds for church and was looking through my “finds” last week and saw the one to the right. A while ago, I StumbledUpon this site that had a “visual” of the Bible and its linkages. Visually, it [...]
Explosions and Tori Amos? Both got me thinking…
Posted: April 17, 2009 by dennarr in Christianity, Culture, ReligionTags: Christianity, Crazy Love, Francis Chan, God, Grace, Sin
There is a laboratory where I work that does research on “extreme deformation and failure of materials and structures.” That’s basically a scientific way of saying that they blow stuff up to see its limits and recommend solutions. I know, pretty cool! I’ve been to the test range, but they weren’t testing at the time [...]
