by Kevin Burton My good intentions, my (not frequent enough) good works will never, never save me. My place in Heaven is all about Jesus. One hundred percent. A recent message from Alistair Begg, the Speaker on the Truth For Life ministry, reinforced this point and it sent my mind back to …
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Capturing The Slippery, Deceitful Human Heart
by Dane Massey (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.) Today I find my thoughts captivated by Joel 2:12: “Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and …
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Christian, Are You Swimming Or Floating?
by Kevin Burton Yesterday on Page 7 we tried to keep up with the apostle Peter as he exhorted believers to grow in their Christian character. We looked at 2 Peter 1: 5-7, which in the New King James version reads, “But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith …
Peter’s Formula For Christian Growth
by Kevin Burton There is a passage in 2 Peter that forces me to slow down to get the depth of meaning. It’s just too much to take in all at once. In fact, it’s too much for one post. We’ll finish the subject tomorrow. I’m talking about Peter’s exhortation to believers …
Forgiving Far Beyond Seven Times
by Kevin Burton Somebody done somebody wrong is a common song on earth. To err is human. To forgive is divine and it’s not a math equation. The apostle Peter tried to make it into one, as recorded in the book of Matthew. Peter never did things in half measures. So when …
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