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In Christ Alone lyrics You may have heard that a major denomination, the Presbyterian Church (USA), had asked Keith Getty and Stuart Townend to change the words to this beloved song from "Till on that cross as Jesus died/the wrath of God was satisfied" to " as Jesus died/the love of God was magnified. " When the authors refused, the Presbyterian Committee on Congregational Song by a 9 to 6 vote decided to exclude the song. Thank God for the 6 sensible ones but alas they were in the minority. Recently, I posted this quote from Randy Alcorn on my church's Facebook page: "Doesn’t our main objection to Hell center in the belief that we are far better than we really are? We may accept in theory that we’re sinners; we may even be able to list some of our sins . . . but we do not even begin to see the extent of our evil in the sight of an all-holy God." Now a church's Facebook page is not usually a place for debate but for information to ...

Isaiah 55:7: “Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him, for He will freely pardon.” Note:   I will add to this as I find more resources.  It is my prayer that if someone reading this is struggling, that something I post here helps bring that brother or sister to the throne of grace where there can be help and healing beyond mere sorrow and shame.  I would encourage you to come back to this in a few days and see what is added.  Harry Schaumburg has an excellent piece called Sexual Sin in the Ministry . Note that while Dr. Schaumburg appears to say that if you or someone you love is compromising in this area that they are not truly in Christ, later in the article he explains himself that "while not completely free from sin, the heart of the true believer has been transformed, and they cannot live in a pattern of continual sexual sin." I like this piece, not because it is pleasant to r...