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Why Do Christians Continue to Struggle Against Sin?

By Le Ann Trees / June 12, 2023

Why do Christians, who are new creations in Christ, continue to struggle against sin? Here’s a short explanation and encouragement to keep pressing on.

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Why Did the World Want Jesus Dead Even Though He Was Innocent?

By Campbell Markham / March 10, 2023

Jesus stands through time as a good and innocent man. Yet, there was such determination to crucify him. Why?

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9 Ways to Kill Sin in Your Life

By Chris Gordon / March 6, 2023

A true believer may still have a powerful indwelling sin that consumes his or her heart with trouble, weakening the soul. Here are nine ways to mortify sin in the life of the Christian.

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Why Your Little Sins Are a Big Problem

By Christina Fox / June 3, 2022

Drip. Drip. Drip. Like a leaky faucet we don’t want to take the time to fix, we can often make light of what seem to be little sins in our lives and brush them off. Yet, our problem with sin is no little thing at all.

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Do You Forget to Thank God When You Pray?

By J. V. Fesko / December 18, 2021

I’m quick to take my needs to Christ in prayer but almost as equally quick to forget to thank him for the blessings in my life. Here’s why our hearts should overflow with thanksgiving any time we bow our heads in prayer.

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Why Do Christians Pray, “And Lead Us Not into Temptation, But Deliver Us from Evil”?

By Campbell Markham / July 26, 2021

“Has God really commanded that?” We are constantly and fiercely tempted to break God’s commands in the same way that Adam and Eve were. We are like bunnies in the jaws of the lion, in desperate need of God’s deliverance.

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“Forgive Us Our Debts”: Getting Specific When Confessing Our Sins to God

By J. V. Fesko / April 17, 2021

Are you spiritually “asleep at the wheel” when it comes to recognizing certain patterns of behavior and seemingly mundane thoughts and actions that actually transgress God’s law?

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5 Helpful Things to Do to Kill Envy in Our Hearts

By Nick Batzig / April 10, 2021

We need to put covetousness, jealousy, and envy to death in our hearts before they destroy us and those around us. Here are five helpful things to do to overcome the sin of envy.

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Is the Attractiveness of Sin Enticing You Right Now?

By Le Ann Trees / August 7, 2020

We may pursue people and things that seem attractive or beneficial in some way at the start, downplaying in our minds and hearts the potential for harm.

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