The Sin of Provoking
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“While individuals reacting poorly are responsible for their poor choices, those who provoked such responses are also responsible.” - P&D
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“While individuals reacting poorly are responsible for their poor choices, those who provoked such responses are also responsible.” - P&D
“Interceding on Instagram may seem like a uniquely 21st-century phenomenon, but Christians in the first century were already praying at a distance.” - C.Today
“The best of us are like these few acres of natural beauty in the midst of a city chock-full of suburban sprawl and industrial ugliness. But there is one who perfectly mastered the art of living a true, beautiful, and perfect life.” - Challies
“This is the fourth article in a series of excerpts from my book that highlight some of the key biblical principles from the theology of work that come out of a specific book or genre.” - IFWE
“A Christian philosopher pushes back on attempts to rid ourselves of this unloved emotion.” - C.Today
“One can imagine how difficult (not to mention discouraging) it might be for women who are repeatedly called to submit to see their husbands and church leaders refuse to submit to the authorities over them.” - TGC
Those who have visited Answers in Genesis’ Ark Encounter or Creation Museum will have their own perspective on the experience and its value. I’ve just returned from my own first-time visit to both and have some observations and thoughts for those who haven’t yet made the pilgrimage.
“When, like Timothy, you’re facing a challenge that seems too big for you, it’s helpful to know that … our Father has not given us a panicking kind of spirit. But it’s also helpful to know what he has given us. Paul specifies three gifts from an omnipotent, gracious, knowledgeable, and sympathetic Father.” - Olinger
“Lewis modeled disagreement in a variety of helpful ways. Sometimes, he declared that particular ideas were wrong. …Sometimes, he softened his words when others might have sharpened theirs.” - TGC
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