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Your Conscience Tells You What not to Do, Wisdom Tells You What to Do

February 1, 2018 by wagraham Leave a Comment

We’ve all entered that moment of decision. The temptation to act or to think when we know that we shouldn’t. It’s your conscience that tells you, “Stop!” And so you either listen to your conscience or you ignore it. It’s a stop sign that you either stop at or run.

But consciences don’t tell you what to do. They warn you about what not to do.

You see: our conscience warns us against unjust acts, but wisdom tells us how to act wisely. [Read more…] about Your Conscience Tells You What not to Do, Wisdom Tells You What to Do

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Anxiety, conscience

Is It a Sin for Christians to Doubt?

January 9, 2018 by wagraham Leave a Comment

In a recent article, Greg Morse argues that doubt dishonours God. According to Morse, doubt dishonors God because it is a failure to trust him: “We slander him when we refuse to trust him.” The article is well-written and worth reading, and it should lead us to reconsider what it means for us or others to doubt.

After all, the experience of many Christians is one of doubt. Some lack assurance of their faith. Others become overwhelmed by the weight of their own sin. Still others are weighed down with regret.

What do we do when we doubt or deal with those who doubt?

To find the answer, let’s take a step back and look at what the Bible says about trust and doubt. [Read more…] about Is It a Sin for Christians to Doubt?

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My New Year’s Resolution Is Simple: to Be Anxious for Nothing

January 3, 2018 by wagraham Leave a Comment

Every year we resolve ourselves to accomplish some feat. It’s a gym membership, a diet, a plan to read more books, or some other goal that promises great benefit. Often, we disappoint ourselves because don’t attain our goals.

But what if we resolved to do one thing that promises to help us in every aspect of our lives? What if we resolved to be anxious for nothing?

About 18% of adult Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder. And everyone, to some degree, suffers from anxiety. It’s universal problem that we all desire to be rid of.

And yet most forms of anxiety are self-inflicted. [Read more…] about My New Year’s Resolution Is Simple: to Be Anxious for Nothing

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Anxiety

Is It Ever Right to Lie?

December 26, 2017 by wagraham Leave a Comment

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It’s never right to deceive someone or some persons with malicious intent. Exodus 20:16 reads, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” (ESV).  And so you should never provide false legal testimony against your countrymen. It hurts society and dishonors God.

But what about hiding someone’s surprise birthday party? What about pretending Santa is real? What about feints in warfare (2 Sam 2:22–25)? What about protecting someone from a murderous mob, that is, to hide a Jewish person from the SS in WWII Europe? Is it ever right to mislead another person?

Added to this, is it a lie to be wrong? In other words, if you give directions and say “turn left” but you should actually turn right. Did you lie? In this case, we use the category of mistake. But this opens up an interesting possibility: You can speak an untruth (go left) that misleads someone (they go to the wrong location) and yet not be a liar, a sinner. You just made a mistake.

So, are there other occasions when it is okay to mislead someone? [Read more…] about Is It Ever Right to Lie?

Filed Under: Life

My article at TGC Canada

October 4, 2017 by wagraham Leave a Comment

Yesterday, TGC Canada released an article of mine that compares Hugh Hefner and Polycarp’s legacies. Here is my conclusion:

Hefner and Polycarp spent their life in the pursuit of something. For Hefner, it was pleasure. For Polycarp, it was Christ. The one left behind a debauched legacy. The other left a legacy of faith. [Read more…] about My article at TGC Canada

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Wyatt is the Executive Director of The Gospel Coalition Canada. He enjoys his family and writing. You'll generally find him hiding away somewhere with his nose in a book.

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