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Category Archives: moral failures
How 2 Celebrate The 4th Of July
How 2 Celebrate the 4th! Celebrate the 4th of July by using your freedom of speech (while you still have it). Speak up, in a kind and loving way, about your love for God and your commitment to biblical principles … Continue reading
Posted in America, American, American Constitution, American history, American patriotism, American values, ethics, faith, faith in God, faith-based, family values, moral decision, moral failures, moral foundations, moral judgment, quotation, Quotations, quote, Quotes
Tagged 4th of July, celebrations, freedom, freedom of speech, Independence Day, religion, Roger Ebert
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When a culture continually casts God’s commandments into denial river, it causes confusion, conflict, and eventual collapse.
Posted in commandments, commands, conflict, confusion, cultural taboos, culture, deceipt, deception, ethics, God's commandments, judging, judgment, judgments, laws, moral, moral failure, moral failures, moral foundations, moral laws, moral principles, moral restraints, morality, morals, right and wrong, right conduct, right from wrong, right living, values
Tagged denial, moral standards, religion, society, Ten Commandments
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Confusion of Hate & Honor
Contemporary society teaches that believing in Biblical morality is hatred, while war is honorable. However, that is backwards. War is hatred. The ultimate hate is physically attacking people, their family, friends, & neighbors, their property; with physical harm and/or death. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, biblical, Biblical concept, contemporary society, hatred, holidays, moral decision, moral failure, moral failures, moral foundations, moral judgment, moral laws, moral principles, right and wrong, right conduct, right from wrong, right living, righteousness, values
Tagged ethics, hate, hate speech, moral values, morality, war
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Perhaps the “new normal” is nothing but, surrendering to the same old self-focus the Bible says is sin.
Posted in Bible, buzz words, cliches, corrupt culture, holiness, moral decision, moral failure, moral failures, moral foundations, moral judgment, moral laws, moral leaders, moral principles, moral restraints, morals, peer pressure, performance, purity, religion, right and wrong, right conduct, right from wrong, right living, righteousness, surrender
Tagged ethics, moral standards, morality, sin, the new normal, values
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If you agree with the Bible that some human behaviors are morally wrong, it doesn’t mean that you “hate” or mistreat people who do those behaviors.
After I posted the title of this post as a complete post, a book by Leonard Ravenhill that I started reading more than a year ago, but never finished, caught my eye. I felt a Spirit-prompting: “Pick it up, there … Continue reading
Posted in bacteria, Bible, chemistry, forgiveness, Ganges River, germs, guilt, judging, judgment, judgments, moral failure, moral failures, moral foundations, moral judgment, moral laws, quotation, Quotations, quote, religion, right and wrong, right conduct, right from wrong, right living, self-will, sin, sinner, sinning, sins, values
Tagged biblical morality, family values, hate, Leonard Ravenhill, morality, quotes
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Judgement, Guilt, Sorrow, Mercy, Forgiveness
Where there is no judgment; There is no mercy. Where there is no guilt; There is no grace. If you haven’t been judged guilty, There is no forgiveness. Where there is no threat of punishment, there is no justice. Where … Continue reading
Posted in discipling, ethics, mercy, moral, moral failure, moral failures, moral foundations, moral judgment, moral laws, moral leaders, moral principles, moral restraints, morality, morality-phobic, repent, repentance, right and wrong, right conduct, right from wrong, right living, righteousness, salvation, self-destruction, self-respect, self-restraint, self-will, selfish desires, selfishness, sin, sinner, sinning, sins, sorrow, spiritual awakening, spiritual formation, spiritual healing, spiritual life
Tagged forgiveness, freedom, guilt, judging, judgment, justice, punishment, sorrow
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Are We Good People Or Bad People?
Most people think that there are bad people in the world, but almost nobody thinks that they are a bad person. However, people who are genuinely close to God, are the exceptions. They seem to readily admit that they are … Continue reading
Posted in a wretch like me, Amazing Grace, author, bad person, Baghdad, chief of sinners, Christian, Christianity, ethics, evil, forgiveness, good person, Isaiah, John Newton, Katrina, law enforcement, laws, looting, moral, moral failure, moral failures, moral foundations, moral laws, moral leaders, moral principles, moral reformer, moral restraints, morality, New Orleans, Old Testament, quote, Quotes, relevation, religion, Russian literature, salvation, sin, unclean lips, wretched man that I am
Tagged Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, bad people, good people, human nature, quotations, source of evil
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Most Everybody Draws A Line Between Thier Desires & Moral Principles
Almost everybody draws a line somewhere between their desires, cravings, and feelings; and moral principles. Almost everybody has at times a desire they want to fulfill, but they intentionally restrain themselves because they believe that fulfilling that desire is morally … Continue reading
Posted in abortion, juddgment, Judeo-Christian, judge, judges, judging, judgment, judgments, justice, marriage, marriage debate, marriage equality, married sex, moral failures, moral foundations, moral laws, moral leaders, moral reformer, moral restraints, morality, morals, sex, sex in marriage, sex objects, sexual addiction, sexual fulfillment, sexual purity, sexually confused, sin, sinner, sins
Tagged biblical morality, Christian morality, ethical philosophy, ethics, morality, philosophy, right and wrong
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Good Friday’s Not For Good People
Good people don’t need a Good Friday Savior. They’re okay on their own. Bad people need a Good Friday Savior. “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on me a sinner.” If nothing is morally wrong, if … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, cross, crucifixion, deliverance, die to self, forgiveness, freedom, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus prayer, Jesus rose, living, mercy, moral, moral failure, moral failures, moral foundations, moral principles, moral restraints, morality, repent, repentance, salvation, Savior, sin, sinner, sins
Tagged Easter, Good Firday, good people, morality, religion, sin
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Society says: “Go along, agree with wrong, and belong!”
Society says: “Go along, agree with wrong, and belong!” God says: “Fight with all your might to do right and gain insight, and you will soar to the height of spiritual delight.”