Sin Has Consequences, But Repentance Brings Mercy (With 38 Examples from the Bible)

Sin always brings consequences, but repentance changes how the sinner meets God’s judgment, when the heart truly turns back to God.

One of the clearest patterns in the Bible is that sin always matters to God. Disobedience is never treated as harmless, small, private, or excusable simply because a person had Continue ReadingSin Has Consequences, But Repentance Brings Mercy (With 38 Examples from the Bible)

Divorce and Remarriage (The Biblical Question of Abandonment)

Marriage is a holy covenant that should not be broken. But the sin of abandonment can separate what God has joined.

Few subjects require more biblical care, pastoral tenderness, and spiritual honesty than divorce and remarriage. Marriage is holy because God designed it. Divorce is grievous because it tears apart what Continue ReadingDivorce and Remarriage (The Biblical Question of Abandonment)

Godly Husband – Chapter 1 – Leave Your Father and Mother to Cleave unto Your Wife as One Flesh

The First Earthly Covenant Loyalty Marriage begins with a reordering of loyalties. It does not erase a man’s responsibility to honor his father and mother, and it does not teach Continue ReadingGodly Husband – Chapter 1 – Leave Your Father and Mother to Cleave unto Your Wife as One Flesh

Godly Husband – Chapter 2 – The Husband Is the Head of the Wife as Christ Is the Head of the Church

Headship Begins with Christ, Not Control The Bible does not begin its teaching on marriage with male pride, personal preference, or cultural tradition. It begins with God’s design. In Genesis Continue ReadingGodly Husband – Chapter 2 – The Husband Is the Head of the Wife as Christ Is the Head of the Church