Daily Archives: December 16, 2011

Exhortation: According to thy Word

In Luke 1, Mary discovers that she will bear the Son of God. Though the message was striking, Mary’s response is likewise striking: 38And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to … Continue reading

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Pseudo-Oneness

(Mere Christianity, 1943, p. 81): The monstrosity of sexual intercourse outside marriage is that those who indulge in it are trying to isolate one kind of union (the sexual) from all the other kinds of union which were intended to … Continue reading

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The Idolization of Marriage

A marriage which does not constantly crucify its own selfishness and self-sufficiency, which does not “die to itself” that it may point beyond itself, is not a Christian marriage. The real sin of marriage today is not adultery or lack … Continue reading

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