Posts with the category “grace”

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Grace and gratitude
May 28th, 2024
“Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?” (Romans 2:4)J.I. Packer, in his modern clas...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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The foolish genius of grace
March 12th, 2024
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this prese...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Everything is a gift
June 13th, 2023
For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? (1 Corinthians 4:7)In Paul’s first letter to...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Don't cling to worthless idols
July 20th, 2021
When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. But I, with a song of t...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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To whom do you compare yourself?
May 11th, 2021
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)One of the podcasts I have listened to on occasion over the past few years is called The Happi...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Avoiding moral failure
October 13th, 2020
Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. (1 Timothy 4:16)This past Sunday I preached a sermon on Joshua 7, a passage th...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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You don't know my story
September 22nd, 2020
The following is adapted from the May 12th, 2015 Pulse of NewLife.“Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patie...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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If God is so forgiving, then why not sin?
September 8th, 2020
“See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.  13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may ...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Would you go to church if you were struggling?
March 5th, 2019
Today's post is adapted from the December 5th, 2017 post.“Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-- of whom I am the worst. But for...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Judgment and grace
November 27th, 2018
“My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” (James 1:19)In the spring of 2009, I enrolled in my first Masters of Professional Coun...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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None of us are as we should be
May 22nd, 2018
Today’s post is adapted from the December 4th, 2012 post.“Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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How to raise a hypocrite
November 14th, 2017
“Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin. But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made know...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Raising little hypocrites
April 26th, 2016
“Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin. But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made know...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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You don't know where I've come from
May 12th, 2015
“Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may ...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Cheap grace
February 10th, 2015
“If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.” (Luke 17:3-4)The 2...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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The gift of a clean slate
July 15th, 2014
“Love keeps no record of wrongs” (1 Corinthians 13:5)Brennan Manning’s The Ragamuffin Gospel is one of those books that I try to read on a regular basis, at least once every year or two. Manning’s sto...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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God's humbling grace
May 20th, 2014
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others...  Read More
by Eric Stillman