12/18/23 RESISTING GOD HARDENS THE SOUL

12/18/23 RESISTING GOD HARDENS THE SOUL

Through the years I have posted about a wide variety of sins. As a preacher/teacher, seeking the reconciliation of sinners and the restoration of backsliders, this is my responsibility. Sometimes folks have misinterpreted my postings as rants concerning sin in my own local congregation. Obviously I address sins in our own local body, but I either do that in personal, face-to-face confrontations or counseling, or preaching God's word from the pulpit.

My approach is not not to "rifle" my message at a particular individual, though I do target certain sins. Instead, I "shotgun" the message, trusting that God will speak through His Holy Spirit to individuals about their own need to repent. I do not use my position as pastor to attack people and I do not hide behind my office.

With the wide variety of people who have come through our services, and the spiritual condition of our society, I preach, teach, counsel and write about many different sins.

It is always with the hope or reaching people with the saving message and grace of God. Many churches have rejected the basic message of God's word concerning holiness of heart and life, and with the rise of false doctrines and wok-ism, the truths of God's word are rare in our so-called "Christian" society. 

Sadly, many (if not most) Bible preaching churches today are seeing few people admit their spiritual bankruptcy and turn from their sinful lives. Not only are most sinners hardened against the call of God, great numbers of backsliders are not repenting. They are apparently presuming on God for salvation. Sinning religion is running rampant.