Category: Sin

• Killing Me Softly: Putting Sin to Death

  In Colossians 3.5, the Apostle Paul commands: Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Based on the language Paul uses it is clear that sin is in our hearts, and it will not just go away on its own.  We need…

  Dennis Griffith

  November 7, 2012

  Sanctification, Sin, Spiritual Formation

  Christian Life, John Owen, Mortification of Sin, Putting Sin to Death, sanctification, Sin, spiritual growth

• Fighting the Sin in Our Hearts

  In Colossians 3, the Apostle Paul commands us: Put to death therefore what is earthly in you:sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. (v. 5) His list should not be seen as exhaustive, but rather suggestive.  There are many other things that could be included in this list – things which…

  Dennis Griffith

  October 30, 2012

  Grace, Sin, Spiritual Formation

  Fighting Sin, Gospel, Grace, Indwelling Sin, Jonathan Dodson, Mortifcation of Sin, Putting Sin to Death, Robert Murray M’Cheyne, sanctification, Sin

• Malignancy of Sin

  Sin is a spiritual and moral malignancy. Left unchecked it can spread throughout our entire being and contaminate every area of our lives. Even worse, it will often metasticize from us into the lives of others around us. ~ Jerry Bridges,  Respectable Sins

  Dennis Griffith

  October 28, 2011

  Christian Life, Gospel, Sin

  Jerry Bridges, Respectable Sins, Sin