by Bill Farley | Jul 15, 2019 | love, marriage, theology
MANY PEOPLE DEFINE LOVE IN THEIR OWN TERMS. It is a feeling. It is a sexual attraction. It is primarily an affection. But biblical love is more complex. We dare not make up our own ideas about it. Instead, we look at Christ. “God is love” (1 John 3:16), and Jesus is...
by Bill Farley | Jun 16, 2019 | Christian Sanctification, pornography, Sexual Purity, The Word of God, theology
A YOUNG MAN SAT ACROSS FROM ME at a large, oak conference table. He was in trouble. He had an ongoing pornography habit that had persisted for years. He had met with an accountability group for the last twelve months, but it didn’t help. Then he met weekly with...
by Bill Farley | Mar 6, 2019 | Christian Ministry, scripture, The Word of God, theology
AT SOME TIME EVERY CHRISTIAN WORKER gets discouraged by the lack of growth or the sheer carnality in the people that he or she serves. People are slow to change. Some never seem to change. Then there is the bickering and infighting. Although the Bible implies that...