This post is about a person feeling shame that is rightly due because that person has done wrong. When a person's deeds have been evil, when the person has only been caring for their own interests and not caring how their conduct affects others, that person needs to face and feel their own shame. It… Continue reading Facing, digesting and metabolising the feeling of shame for having done wrong. A deep dive into the Parable of the Unrighteous Steward.
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What is the purpose of marriage? Is it to display Christ’s love for the church?
The Bible says the purpose of marriage is: the mutual help of husband and wife (Gen 2:18), the preventing of uncleanness (1 Cor 7:2,9), the increase of mankind with a legitimate issue (Gen 1:28). (As is summarized in the Baptist Confession of Faith 1689, chapter 25, paragraph 2.1) Some have extended the third point by… Continue reading What is the purpose of marriage? Is it to display Christ’s love for the church?
