Doth Job Fear God for Nought?

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

From Job 1:9

This was the wicked question of Satan concerning that upright man of old, but there are many in the present day concerning whom it might be asked with justice, for they love God after a fashion because He prospers them; but if things went ill with them, they would give up all their boasted faith in God. If they can clearly see that since the time of their supposed conversion the world has gone prosperously with them, then they will love God in their poor carnal way; but if they endure adversity, they rebel against the Lord. Their love is the love of the table, not of the host; a love to the cupboard, not to the master of the house.

As for the true Christian, he expects to have his reward in the next life, and to endure hardness in this. The promise of the old covenant is adversity. Remember Christ’s words-‘Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit’- What? ‘He purgeth it, that it may bring forth fruit.’ If you bring forth fruit, you will have to endure affliction. ‘Alas!’ you say, ‘that is a terrible prospect.’ But this affliction works out such precious results, that the Christian who is the subject of it must learn to rejoice in tribulations, because as his tribulations abound, so his consolations abound by Christ Jesus. Rest assured, if you are a child of God, you will be no stranger to the rod. Sooner or later every bar of gold must pass through the fire. Fear not, but rather rejoice that such fruitful times are in store for you, for in them you will be weaned from earth and made meet for heaven; you will be delivered from clinging to the present, and made to long for those eternal things which are so soon to be revealed to you. When you feel that as regards the present you do serve God for nought, you will then rejoice in the infinite reward of the future.

1.22p

Weekly Links (3/11/2011) – 9Marks eJournal Edition

by Stephen Rodgers

In the interest of full disclosure, I’m at the Shepherds Conference today, so this post had to be  worked out ahead of time.  I could have just grabbed half a dozen links from the backlog I’ve got, but I wanted to give you something a bit more substantial.

As you know, we recently began building out a Recommended Resources section here on the Beacon, and one of the categories/chapters/whatever is Journals. Now, as some of you may know, one of those journals in particular in the 9Marks eJournal.  Yes, that 9Marks…of Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman fame.  You remember Jonathan…he spoke at the last all-church retreat.

Anyhow, long story short, the 9Marks eJournal has a LOT of good material, but it can be a bit difficult to find what you’re looking for at first glance.  To that end, I’ve done my best to put together a topical index of past issues so that you can find things more easily.  You may quibble a bit with how I defined the categories, but I think this gives you a way to see what’s available at a glance.  I’ll do my best to update this with future issues, and perhaps even do the same with some of the other journals if time allows.

Enjoy!

Church and Ecclesiology

Pastors and Preaching

Theology

Other

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5 Ways the Youth Ministry Blesses Me

by Roger Alcaraz

For the past eight months, I’ve been able serve and hopefully bless our youth ministry. I absolutely love the people there and though life can get demanding, ministering to them has never been a burden. You have been able to get to know some of them more through recent interviews and more are still to come, but for now, I want everyone to know why I love serving in this ministry. Before I begin, I should clarify: it may sound like I make the students to be such great people that I can’t help but to love them. The truth is, I love them not for who they are, but simply because God has placed this group in my life to serve and give my life to. Still, God has seen fit to bless me by allowing this ministry to bring much joy and comfort in life. Here are five ways the youth ministry has blessed me.

  1. I am never alone. Pastor Patrick sometimes reminds me, “You’re not a leader if no one is following you.” So while I was dubbed as the youth leader, I would be helpless without my staff. I’m aware that they follow my lead mostly for the same reason I love the youth, but it doesn’t change the fact that I can depend on them for anything. Their love for the students is as great as mine and the success of this ministry is entirely dependent on the staff all having a shared goal. No matter who you talk to on staff, their goal is to sacrifice their time, money, sleep, and everything else to bring even one lost sheep to the fold. Not only do I see their love for the students but I see their immense devotion to Christ and to the spread of the gospel. I used to feel bad for asking so much from the staff but I know how much joy they have in serving. I am blessed to have a staff so committed to the MVP.
  2. Their parents desire for them to grow. As great of an impact the staff and I hope to make with the gospel in the lives of the students, we know the biggest influence and witness to each of them is their own family, particularly their parents. It would be a huge struggle if the parents were telling their children to pursue the things of this world with us having to teach against their counsel. It would only confuse our teaching. But here at Lighthouse, I’m blessed to know that parents teach the Bible to their children and care about their salvation even more than the staff or I do. We do have some students who do not have believing parents and for that, I’m thankful for blessing number three.
  3. They desire to grow. It seems basic, but having a youth ministry that wants to grow is not the norm for many youth ministries. I talk with other youth pastors and the main heartache they have is that they preach on deaf ears and hard hearts. Or worse is when most of their time is spent trying to get the students to settle down so that the gospel can even go out. I’ve always thought our youth ministry was weird because I could never even sit still in church when I was younger and yet because of their desire to grow they are willing to not just endure but enjoy studying the Bible. I always pray that their pursuit of holiness continues and that they would be abiding in Christ.
  4. They’re challenged by God’s Word. It’s not easy to tell people about the cost of following Christ—that they are to deny their own desires in pursuit of loving God and people. But it’s a blessing that they understand this cost and not jump to hasty conclusions that they’re a disciple of Christ apart from living for Him. This follows what Jesus advises in Luke 14:25-33. Certainly I would want professing believers, but I do not want them be unaware of the life to come so that their profession is genuine. It is a blessing that when a student claims to be a Christian, they’ve done so considering what God’s Word has required of them and seeks to follow him.
  5. They challenge me. For older people, it is easier to compartmentalize God to Fridays and Sundays. I’ve noticed that for the believing youth, this is impossible. A young Christian man or woman includes Christ in his or her daily life, depends on His mercy, and lives for Him in ways I wish all believers would. This puts me to shame because when I accepted Christ, I was too afraid to publically proclaim Christ to my class. I certainly did not write a commentary on a book of the Bible. I did not choose a college based on where there is a good church that I could grow in. And yet, this seems normal for the youth who believe because they understand that love so amazing, so divine, demands their soul, their life, their all. It is a blessing and humbling to see such maturity in faith from those who are younger.

Peacemaker Chapter 1: Conflict Provides Opportunities

by Cesar Vigil-Ruiz

Editor’s Note: you can listen to the class and download the handout.

Working under the 4 G’s of peacemaking, Ken Sande offers three chapters for each one to help us get a better idea of how to become biblical peacemakers. As he writes in the preface, “The primary focus of this book…will be on how God can help you as an individual Christian throw off worldly ideas about resolving conflict and become a true peacemaker” (p.15). Part 1, entitled ‘Glorify God,’ starts off with a chapter that argues for a new look at conflict that will revolutionize the way we look at we encounter on a regular basis. Instead of seeing conflict in a negative light, Sande highlights the idea that “conflict is an opportunity to solve common problems in a way that honors God and offers benefits to those involved” (p.22).

He then sets forth The Slippery Slope of Conflict, which you can see below:

There are three basic ways all people respond to conflict when it arises: escape, attack, and peacemaking. To escape means “[p]eople tend to use these responses when they are more interested in avoiding a conflict than in resolving it” (p.23). It shows up in three different ways:

  1. Denial in pretending a conflict does not exist or refusal to do what is necessary (Gen. 16:1-6; 1 Sam. 2:22-25)
  2. Flight by running away from a conflict (Gen. 16:6-8; 1 Sam. 19:9-10)
  3. Suicide when they lose all hope of resolving a conflict and taking their own life (1 Sam. 31:4)

To attack is in relation to “people who are more interested in winning a conflict than in preserving a relationship” (p.24). These also show up in three different ways:

  1. Assault with different forms of force/intimidation whether verbal, physical or financial (Acts 6:8-15)2.
  2. Litigation by taking them to court (Acts 24:1-26:32; Rom. 13:1-5)3.
  3. Murder by killing those who oppose them (Acts 7:54-58; 1 Jn. 3:15; Mat. 5:21-22)

To make peace is what is “commanded by God, empowered by the gospel, and directed toward finding just and mutually agreeable solutions to conflict” (p.25), which shows up in six ways:

Personal Peacemaking (personal/private)

  1. Overlook an offense in insignificant disputes (Pro. 19:11; 12:16; 17:14; Col. 3:13; 1 Pet. 4:8)
  2. Reconciliation by confession, loving correction, and forgiveness (Mat. 5:23-24; Pro. 28:13; Gal. 6:1; Mat. 18:15; Col. 3:13)
  3. Negotiation by dealing with material issues related to money, property, or other rights, and not just personal ones (Phil. 2:4)

Assisted Peacemaking (outside the conflicted parties)

  1. Mediation by asking one or more objective person(s) outside the conflict to be able to communicate and seek possible solutions (Mat. 18:16)
  2. Arbitration by asking one or more person(s) to hear the cases on both sides and make a decision that is binding (for material cases; 1 Cor. 6:4)
  3. Accountability by involving church leaders to hold one responsible to the word of God in seeking repentance, justice and forgiveness (Mat. 18:17)

Tendencies in failing to resolve conflicts biblically include going from private responses (escape) to public responses (attack). Taking the extreme road on either side leads to death (escape by committing suicide or attack by murdering the other). To escape is to focus on ‘me’ (peace-faker); to attack is to focus on ‘you’ (peace-faker); to go the biblical route is to focus on ‘we’ (peace-maker).

To know how to deal with conflict, we have to look at conflict in a biblical way, which Sande defines as “a difference in opinion or purpose that frustrates someone’s goals or desires” (p.29). The four primary causes are as follows:

  1. Poor communication (Josh. 22:10-34)
  2. Differences in values, goals, gifts, calling, priorities, expectations, interests, or opinions (Acts 15:39; 1 Cor. 12:12-31)
  3. Competition over limited resources, like time or money (Gen. 13:1-12)
  4. Sinful attitudes and habits that lead to sinful words and actions (Jas. 4:1-2)

What is helpful to keep in mind is that there are healthy conflicts that come from a creative God who gifts His people differently, as well as us having personal preferences (1 Cor. 12:21-31), while we pursue unity in the body and not uniformity (Eph. 4:1-13).

From our sinful hearts, many of our conflicts will not that way, and so must look to God’s Word to go about it in a way that is pleasing to Him. By looking at conflicts in a different light, we see that becomes an opportunity to:

Glorify God

  • Trusting Him (Pro. 3:5-7)
  • Obeying Him (Mat. 5:16; Jn. 17:4; Phil. 1:9-10; Jn. 15:8; 14:15-31)
  • Imitating Him (Eph. 5:1-2; 1 Jn. 2:6; Phil. 1:9-11; 1 Pet. 2:12)
  • Acknowledging Him (Phil. 2:13; 1 Pet. 3:14-16)

Serve Others

  • Help an opponent understand his interests and find better solutions than if he sought them by himself (Phil. 2:3-4)
  • Carry your opponents’ burdens by providing for their spiritual, emotional, or material needs (Gal. 6:2, 9-10)
  • Help others learn where they have been wrong and need to change (Gal. 6:1-2)
  • Encourage others to trust in Christ (1 Pet. 3:15-16)
  • Teach and encourage others by your example (1 Cor. 4:12-13, 16; 1 Tim. 4:12; Titus 2:7)

Grow to Be like Christ

  • God uses conflict to make you more like His Son (Rom. 8:28-29; 2 Cor. 12:7-10; Luke 22:41-44)
  • God uses conflict to expose sinful attitudes/habits in your life (Psa. 119:67)
  • God uses conflict to get you to draw on His grace and practice new attitudes/habits

To steward conflicts involves the life of one who “is expected to follow his master’s instructions and look out for his master’s interests, even if they conflict with his own personal desires or convenience” (p.38), which leads to a few character traits he ends the chapter with:

  • Motivated
  • Informed
  • Strengthened
  • Dependent
  • Faithful

Studying the End

by Pastor Patrick Cho

This past Sunday, we met for the first of four Bible studies on end times. It is easy to see why such a topic would generate such great interest. It isn’t an everyday occurrence for people to hear that someone could accurately predict future events. This is one of the most fascinating studies in the Bible. Of course, secular scholars have tried to debunk biblical prophecy for ages. Since they operate from the presupposition that predictive prophecy (or anything else that is miraculous and supernatural) is impossible, they need to find some other solution for it. They postulate that these portions of the Bible were not written when they say they were, but were added later, even though evidence indicates otherwise.

For the believer, this is an essential study. It is important to know what the Bible says about how everything will end. God is the one who began everything, and He has also given us great detail about how it will all end. Here are some basic reasons why studying end times should be pursued by every believer.

First, these portions of Scripture are Scripture. Paul told Timothy that all Scripture is God-breathed and profitable (2 Tim. 3:16). If God decided to reveal something to us in His Word, we would do well to study and learn it. Every believer is to engage in a pursuit of truth. We are to grow deeper and deeper in our understanding of God’s Word and to be diligent to handle it accurately (2 Tim. 2:15). The deeper our understanding of God’s Word, the deeper will be our understanding of God.

Second, knowing the end gives us great confidence as believers to live the Christian life. Christ promised that this world would hate us just as they hated Him (John 15:18). Paul told Timothy that those who seek to live a godly life in Christ will be persecuted (2 Tim. 3:12). The question is left, then, “Is it all worth it?” Having a clear understanding of the future brings greater confidence that the answer is yes. This is why Paul said that if we did not have any hope for the future, we are of all men most to be pitied (1 Cor. 15:19). Who signs up for a difficult life if there is no hope that things will be better in the end?

Third, studying end times gives us a better understanding of the character of God. He is in control. He knows the beginning, and He knows the end. Despite what Open Theism might teach, God does know with absolute certainty what will happen tomorrow. The Psalmist wrote that God knew all his days even before he saw one of them (Ps. 139:16). The greater our appreciation of God, the deeper our worship of Him will be.

Fourth, knowing what the Bible says about end times gives us greater urgency to tell people about Jesus. This life is short to begin with. That is one of the major themes of Psalm 90. Man is transitory, but God is eternal. But, aside from the fact that life is short, Jesus is also coming quickly (Rev. 22:20; cf. 2 Pet. 3:9). Indeed, He could come today. Knowing that our time is limited drives us to share the gospel with those around us, and especially with those we love.

Fifth, understanding the end motivates us to live holy lives. When I was a kid, sometimes I would do things I wasn’t supposed to do (I won’t give any details). But I always made sure that I wasn’t doing those things around the time that my parents would come home. Why? Because I didn’t want to get in trouble, but also because I didn’t want to suffer the shame of being caught in it. Those who live with the realization that Jesus could come today probably will not comfortably allow sin to be in their lives. Those who live as though the Lord will tarry for sure might be more at ease to fall into the temptations of this world and sin. Having a good understanding of the future is the basis behind leading righteous lives in the present (cf. 1 Cor. 15:58).

Finally, understanding what happens in the end will keep our priorities in the right place. Jesus told His disciples to store up treasure in heaven, and not on earth (Matt. 6:20-21). Those who live as though this life is all there is will invest everything they have into this life. They will pursue the pleasures of this world (which are not all evil necessarily). They will make their lives all about pursuing pleasure, seeing the world, and living and dying comfortably. Those who have a clear sense that this life is not the end will invest what they have in the life to come. Compared to eternity, what is our existence here on earth?

For these reasons (and many more!), I wanted to conduct that evening study on end times. Hopefully all the members of the church will be able to come out and benefit from it. For those who came out on Sunday, hopefully it wasn’t too confusing, fast, or frustrating! As long as we have God’s Word, let’s not slow down in our pursuit to know it from cover to cover.

What is the Vine Tree More Than Any Tree…

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

From Ezekiel 15:2

These words are for the humbling of God’s people; they are called God’s vine, but what are they by nature more than others? They, by God’s goodness, have become fruitful, having been planted in a good soil; the Lord hath trained them upon the walls of the sanctuary, and they bring forth fruit to His glory; but what are they without their God? What are they without the continual influence of the Spirit, begetting fruitfulness in them?

O believer, learn to reject pride, seeing that thou hast no ground for it. Whatever thou art, thou hast nothing to make thee proud. The more thou hast, the more thou art in debt to God; and thou shouldst not be proud of that which renders thee a debtor. Consider thine origin; look back to what thou wast. Consider what thou wouldst have been but for divine grace. Look upon thyself as thou art now. Doth not thy conscience reproach thee? Do not thy thousand wanderings stand before thee, and tell thee that thou art unworthy to be called His son? And if He hath made thee anything, art thou not taught thereby that it is grace which hath made thee to differ?

Great believer, thou wouldst have been a great sinner if God had not made thee to differ. O thou who art valiant for truth, thou wouldst have been as valiant for error if grace had not laid hold upon thee. Therefore, be not proud, though thou hast a large estate-a wide domain of grace, thou hadst not once a single thing to call thine own except thy sin and misery. Oh! strange infatuation, that thou, who hast borrowed everything, shouldst think of exalting thyself; a poor dependent pensioner upon the bounty of thy Saviour, one who hath a life which dies without fresh streams of life from Jesus, and yet proud! Fie on thee, O silly heart!

1.22a

Weekly Links (3/4/2011)

When the apostle Paul, with great wonder, asks, ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become his counselor?’ (Rom. 11:34), he is not expecting an upstart in the back row to raise his hand. (Douglas Wilson, Back to Basics. HT: Blog & Mablog)

by Stephen Rodgers

Welcome back everyone, and happy Friday!  By now you’re hopefully familiar with the fact that every edition of the Weekly Links comes with a free quote.  If not, you might want to go back and check out some of the previous quotes posted. But you probably didn’t come here just for quotes, however excellent they might be.  You came here expecting links, and so links you shall have:

  • It’s a new month, and that means that there’s a new edition of Tabletalk available from Ligonier Ministries.  This month’s edition focuses on the role of the law of God in the life of the Christian.  And by the way, if you develop a taste for Christian journals, you might want to check out a few others that we recommend.  (WEB)
  • Since it’s a new month (in case you missed it the first time I told you), there’s also a new, free audio book from Christianaudio.com.  This month’s free offering is RC Sproul’s The Holiness of God, so be sure to click on over there and download it.  (MP3)
  • RPTS has a free collection of MP3s that are just audio recordings of someone reading the questions and answers from the Westminster Shorter Catechism.  You can download either specific questions or the entire set. (MP3)
  • Over at Desiring God, John Piper has a thought-provoking snippet of an article on how “God’s Love is the Cause and Result of Ours.” (WEB)
  • And finally, here’s something pretty cool…a rare video interview with Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. (VIDEO)

And don’t forget that today is a Flocks Night, so do your homework and come ready to discuss the sermon!

Alright, that’s it for this week.  See you Sunday!

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Lighthouse Kids’ Club (LKC)

by Josh Liu

It’s been about four months since the start of Lighthouse Kids’ Club for the 2010-2011 academic year, and we are already halfway through the curriculum! For this term, we have the great joy and privilege of going through the attributes of God. So far, we’ve covered God’s holiness, eternality, creator-ship, sovereignty, kingship, provision, faithfulness, unchangingness, wisdom, goodness, and attentiveness.

It’s been humbling and encouraging to witness the increase in these kids’ cognitive and spiritual capacity to hear the Word of God. Still, many have not genuinely confessed Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. We will endeavor to continue sharing the gospel and the character of God every week.

To that end, the LKC staff has been joyfully serving every week. The LKC staff includes Chris Tang, Daniel Yee, Danny Kim, Peter Park, Jennifer Shih, Lily Han, Melody Yu, and Vicky Williams. As a physically young staff, we are all constantly challenged to develop a firm biblical philosophy of children’s ministry, and how to apply that in our unique context. For example, to continue teaching the Word of God, the kids are divided into small groups based on age. Each small group is made up of two to three kids and one or two staff leaders. It’s been an enormous blessing having many willing servants be small group leaders. This allows us to tailor our ministry to meet the specific needs of individuals.

If you’re curious, I would encourage you to ask the staff about how to lead a small group for children. I believe it takes wisdom and creativity to communicate the truth of God’s Word to a child, to challenge them with appropriate application, and effectively illustrate main points.

As we desire minister to the parents, we plan to begin emailing 1-page summary sheets (beginning February) detailing the lesson and small group discussion/activities to further support parents’ discipleship of their children. We hope in all this to create a caring environment that allows kids to have fun while being ministered to by the Word of God.

Peacemaker: Introduction

by Stephen Rodgers

As many of you know, we recently began going through Ken Sande’s book The Peacemaker as a church during our second-hour service.  (I believe that the Grace Life ministry is going through Peacemaking for Families).  To take advantage of this opportunity, we at the Beacon wanted to do our part to create something of a reference for the church; a series of posts that could be looked back on to remind ourselves of the key principles of the classes.

To that end, starting next week, Cesar Vigil-Ruiz will begin a series of articles that correspond to the class.  Just as we’re going through a chapter a week in church, he’ll focus on a chapter a week here at the Beacon.  We will not be doing this concurrently with the classes at church, and there are a few reasons for that:

  1. The classes at church are subject to some minor scheduling issues; for example, we don’t meet during the weeks that the College Life ministry or the Singles Life ministry have their annual retreats.  The Beacon doesn’t take those kind of breaks, so we wanted to be able to set a smooth schedule.  This means letting the classes get a little ahead of us before we start our series.
  2. People tend to retain information better over the long-term when they have repeated exposure to the material, as opposed to merely intense exposure.  This is why most people who cram for an exam (in any subject), tend to forget the material shortly thereafter, but people who continuously expose themselves to the material time after time tend to remember it.  Our hope is that by having a gap of 2-3 weeks between the class at church and the article here, we’ll be able to serve in that way.
  3. Last but not least, this gives us time to gather up all the class-related material (audio recordings, notes, Powerpoint presentations, etc.) and make them available to you along with the article.

JP Moreland once wrote (Love Your God with All Your Mind) that the study of a book begins not with reading the first page, but with reading the table of contents.  To that end, I’d like to give you a very brief outline of the structure of the book, and how the 12 chapters line up with the famous (at least at our church) “4 G’s of Peacemaking.”

This won’t have much original material (after all, Peacemaker Ministries puts this all on their website), but I think it will be helpful to understand what’s ahead.

The Four G’s

Conflict is not necessarily bad or destructive. Even when conflict is caused by sin and causes a great deal of stress, God can use it for good (see Rom 8:28-29). As the Apostle Paul wrote in 1 Cor 10:31-11:1, conflict actually provides three significant opportunities. By God’s grace, you can use conflict to:

  • Glorify God (by trusting, obeying, and imitating Him)
  • Serve other people (by helping to bear their burdens or by confronting them in love)
  • Grow to be like Christ (by confessing sin and turning from attitudes that promote conflict).

These concepts are totally overlooked in most conflicts because people naturally focus on escaping from the situation or overcoming their opponent. Therefore, it is wise to periodically step back from a conflict and ask yourself whether you are doing all that you can to take advantage of these special opportunities.

Part 1 – Glorify God (1 Cor 10:31)

Biblical peacemaking is motivated and guided by a deep desire to bring honor to God by revealing the reconciling love and power of Jesus Christ.  As we draw on His grace, follow His example, and put His teachings into practice, we can find freedom from the impulsive, self-centered decisions that make conflict worse, and bring praise to God by displaying the power of the Gospel in our lives.

This section includes the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1 – Conflict Provides Opportunity
  • Chapter 2 – Live at Peace
  • Chapter 3 – Trust in the Lord and Do Good

Part 2 – Get the Log Out of Your Own Eye (Matt 7:5)

Attacking others only invites counterattacks. This is why Jesus  teaches us to face up to our own contributions to a conflict before we focus on what others have done.  When we overlook others’ minor offenses and honestly admit our own faults, our opponents will often respond in kind.  As tensions decrease, the way may be opened for sincere discussion, negotiation, and reconciliation.

This section includes the following chapters:

  • Chapter 4 – Is This Really Worth Fighting Over?
  • Chapter 5 – Conflict Starts in the Heart
  • Chapter 6 – Confession Brings Freedom

Part 3 – Gently Restore (Gal 6:1)

When others fail to see their contributions to a conflict, sometimes we need to graciously show them their fault.  If they refuse to respond appropriately, Jesus calls us to involve respected friends, church leaders, or other objective individuals who can help us encourage repentance and restore peace.

This section includes the following chapters:

  • Chapter 7 – Just Between the Two of You
  • Chapter 8 – Speak the Truth in Love
  • Chapter 9 – Take One or Two Others Along

Part 4 – Go and Be Reconciled (Matt 5:24)

Finally peacemaking involves a commitment to restoring damaged relationships and negotiating just agreements.  When we forgive others as Jesus has forgiven us and seek solutions that satisfy others’ interests as well as our own, the debris of conflict is cleared away and the door is opened for genuine peace.

This section includes the following chapters:

  • Chapter 10 – Forgive as God Forgave You
  • Chapter 11 – Look Also to the Interests of Others
  • Chapter 12 – Overcome Evil with Good

I hope that overview is helpful in orienting yourself for where we’ll be going over the next couple months.  We’re looking forward to it.

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions – Hub Post

by Stephen Rodgers

This is the hub post for Elder Mike Chon’s five-part series on making Biblical decisions.  From this page, you can easily find and refer to all posts in this series.

All posts in the Decisions series: