Character

For Conscience Sake

  Omar King—3 min read—Client resource   “The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves. But whoever doubts is condemned . . .because. . . it is not from faith....

Let Us Give Thanks

[3 min. read—church resource] The apostle Paul insists and encourages believers to be thankful. Giving thanks or being grateful is foundational to the Christian life. Paul sprinkles thankfulness through most of his letters to the churches and does so frequently that...

Biblical Maturity is Never Just About What You Know

Counselors Reflect on Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp A Series to Care for the Care Takers of God’s People     “Biblical maturity is never just about what you know; it’s always about how grace has employed what you have come to know to transform the way you...

Reclaiming Holiness: Part 3

Counselors Reflect on Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp A Series to Care for the Care Takers of God’s People Well we are at the end of our journey as we have been discussing maturity in Christ or holiness.  Last we looked at three areas that describe holiness and...

Reclaiming Holiness: Part 2

Counselors Reflect on Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp A Series to Care for the Care Takers of God’s People In the previous post I introduced the subject of holiness and contended that Dr. Paul Tripp’s central theme of his book Dangerous Calling was a call to living a...

Reclaiming Holiness: Part 1

Counselors Reflect on Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp A Series to Care for the Care Takers of God’s People “Maturity is a vertical thing that will have a wide variety of horizontal expressions.  Maturity is about relationship to God that results in wise and humble...

The Definition of Christian Maturity

Counselors Reflect on Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp A Series to Care for the Care Takers of God’s People “The ultimate purpose of the Word of God is not theological information but heart and life transformation.” (p. 51) We often confuse knowledge with obedience. ...