I'll Be Honest

All of us, like Adam after he sinned, are trying to hide and get away from God. But for some people, there is a time when God comes to them and speaks to them personally, telling them to come out to their hiding. There is a shame in coming out in being exposed, but it is the only way any of us will ever be saved.

Man has a wicked inclination to find fault with God and to demand that God give him an answer to all his questions. But when God begins to speak to someone, one thing that becomes a reality is that man suddenly realizes that God is not the one that is on trial, he is.

The Bible clearly commands wives to submit to their husbands. But is there a time when wives should disobey? Is it possible to disobey their husbands graciously and respectfully?

Christians have been recreated in the likeness of God, and one of God's attributes that we're actually called to have is anger. But we must remember that it must not be a sinful anger; a sinful anger invites the devil into our lives.

One of the greatest hindrances to sanctification is when we view it as though it is passive. We are not told to be passive in dealing with sin, but rather we are called to actively put it off. We can not make excuses (and even excuses that sound spiritual) and become passive in putting off the old man with its practices.

Being a Christian is not just learning facts about Christ, but rather it is actually learning Christ personally. This is what causes us to live radically different from how we lived formerly. A person can hear about Christ without actually learning Him. Have you learned Christ?

Is it an unreasonable standard to want to marry someone only if they are a virgin? Should their immoral past be more important than their present godliness?

Many "churches" are impressed by big numbers, but Jesus is concerned about the individual. Christ considers one sinner worth dying for and He's willing to save any sinner, no matter how bad, if they will simply come to Him and believe in Him.

Christianity is the exclusive faith that can save us and bring us to heaven. There's only one God and one Savior and the Bible is dogmatically clear on this. No matter what the world and our culture want to accuse us of, we can't compromise on the exclusivity of the Gospel.

Preached at the 2019 Fellowship Conference New England.

Lee is a pastor at Providence Chapel in Denton, Texas: https://www.providencedenton.org/

As Christians, we are on the escape out of the valley of this world. For many, their love grows cold as they replace the best for that which is just good. They stop fighting the fight of faith and drift backward. Yet as believers, we often are imperfect in our escape. We must remember that we run the race with our eyes on the Lord, and God our Father who is not ashamed of us, even in all of our weaknesses.