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Obedience
BCL Online Picks — January 8, 2026
This week’s online picks explore letting go of the visible and impressive and instead embracing a quiet, ordinary life of faithful obedience to God.
Freedom in Christ to Love and Obey
Contingent vs. consequent duties in the Christian life: What’s the difference and how does understanding this distinction help believers to better rest in Christ?
Holding Fast to Your Christian Liberty
Some people add rules or advocate certain lifestyles for Christians to follow that the Bible doesn’t command. How can believers hold fast to their Christian liberty?
Growing in Holiness
If we want to see God, to live in his presence in heaven forever, we must possess holiness. What exactly is holiness, and how do we obtain it?
Is It True That You Can’t Help Falling in Love with Someone?
The idea that we are helpless victims of love is a very ancient one. How should we respond when our passions, desires, and instincts urge us to have sexual intimacy with someone if the Bible forbids it?
Oaths in God’s Name — Deuteronomy 6:13
In the Third Commandment God forbids using his name vainly, but does that include taking an oath in God’s name as is often done in courts of law, entering government service, and in marriage vows?