#1 Expect the Obvious – A right understanding of the doctrines of humanity and sin will bring your expectations down to a realistic level. There are no authentic, innate, righteous people in the world today. We all are sinners.
No one has escaped the curse of Adam. If another person’s sin is a surprise, you have forgotten the obvious: sin is the one thing we do very well. I am not making a case for anyone to sin, and I’m not making light of sin. I’m stating the obvious: we are sinners. https://lifeovercoffee.com/5-helpful-tips-for-arguing-well/
The shocking and inspiring story of Sophie Ottaway.
Watch the full interview here: https://lifeovercoffee.com/podcast/ep-490-sophie-ottaway-engineered-at-birth-to-be-a-girl/
A local church’s worship value is not primarily about the music but the lifestyle because you never ask, “Are you worshiping?” The reason is that we worship all the time. God made us for worship—wired us for worship, you could say.
Worship is part of what it means to be image-bearers. Who could do otherwise? The better question is, “What or whom do we worship?” https://lifeovercoffee.com/three-characteristics-of-a-fantastic-local-church/
Whenever a person chooses sinful anger, he is, in effect, giving the other person control over him. It’s counterintuitive. In his anger, he is like a marionette, a puppet on a string.
Anger toward someone is the total submission of their thoughts, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors to the other person. It is not self-control, as governed by the Spirit of God, but someone out of control or under the control of another spirit. https://lifeovercoffee.com/podcast/ep-110-help-for-the-angry-person/