Each Friday, I’ll post links to 3–5 resources from around the web you may want to check out.
5 Warnings Against Covetousness and How to Put It to Death
John Piper shares some warnings from the Bible about the danger of coveting. He also shares “the sword that puts covetousness to death.”
Paul clearly saw that the main fuel for faith is the word of God—promises such as, “My God will supply every need of yours.” So when covetousness begins to raise its greedy head, what we must do is begin to preach the word of God to ourselves. We need to hear what God says. We need to hear his warnings about what becomes of the covetous and how serious it is to covet. And we need to hear his promises of future grace that give great contentment to the soul and free us to love.
Does the Bible Condone Slavery?
Rebecca McLaughlin appeared on the What in the Word? podcast to discuss the tricky topic of slavery in the Bible. (That links to a page with the video of the conversation as well as links to audio-only options. I do not see a transcript, though there is a synopsis/summary.)
Rapid-Fire Apologetics: Glen Scrivener Answers 5 Tough Questions About the Bible and Theology
Christian apologist Glen Scrivener tackles five questions at the end of this interview with Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan. (This is a link to a video.)
On the WPCA Blog This Week
This week on the blog we published an article I wrote called Time Outside of Our Hands. If you haven’t already seen it, check it out!
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