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COMMON SENSE CHRISTIANITY

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  Prov 19:11   The desire for instant gratification is the  enemy of common sense.  Many people have become ensnared in trouble and heartache because they rejected a wise path and sought instead immediate satisfaction.  Charles Bridges said, “What is anger, but temporary madness”  Anger is to act without deliberation under its impulse.  Everyone of us is guilty of this, even if we tell ourselves its justified, even if we declare it, was righteous anger.  It’s not hard to get angry, we live in a world full of disappointment, trouble, injustice, imperfections, evil, and it’s easy to become angry.   In one sense, anger is natural because we’re created in God’s image.   We have a built-in capacity to be angry at everything that belittles the glory of God and questions the ways of our Creator.  It is the anger we see in Jesus when he rebuked those who perverted the worship of God in His Temple.  But we live in a world o...
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HAND INTO THE FIRE

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  Prov 6:27-28 Sodom and Gomorrah are standing illustrations of this awful truth. “just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.”  Jude 6.  These two cities serve as a lasting metaphor for extreme human depravity and the consequences of ignoring God’s moral laws and plan for the family.  All our burning lusts need to dealt with, and consumed by God’s wrath in holy judgement.  We know sin is abhorred by a holy God, those who are guilty of sin expose themselves to contempt and indignation.  Flirting with temptation is dangerous. Sin has consequences that cannot be avoided.  Its not about how close I can get to the edge before falling off the cliff; it’s about realizing that my flesh can easily fall, so I need to be on guard at all times.  It often involves thinking one can handle temptation or get ...
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