Discussing faith, family, fatherhood, and a fair bit of anything else.
God’s Design for Community God exists in community – God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit - Gen 1:26 God did not design man to be alone, it is the only thing he calls “not good” during Creation - Gen 2:18 God designed believers to be united into one body, for …
God’s Created Order God designed humankind for his glory and blesses those who wisely live according to his ways As sinners, we reject God’s design and live foolishly, incurring God’s judgment and sin’s destruction As sinners, our foolish rejection of God’s design leads others into judgment and destruction Our sin negatively affects our relationship with …
Continue reading Designed for Purity 9 – Confession and Repentance (Notes)
God’s Created Order God has designed this world and humankind for his glory God blesses those who live according to his design and for his glory; this is wise and faithful living God judges those who selfishly reject his design; this is foolish and unfaithful living (a.k.a. sin) Sin is always destructive, those who choose …
Continue reading Designed for Purity 8 – How Your Sin Affects Others (notes)
God’s Design for Sex God patterned human marriage as a foreshadowing of the divine marriage - Eph 5:31-32 Marriage is more than sex, but it’s not less than sex God’s created sex to serve as a living witness of the spiritual oneness between Christ and the church Our sex lives should be patterned after the …
Continue reading Designed for Purity 7 – God’s Design for Sex (Notes)
God’s Created Order God has created and designed marriage and sex for his glory and as a picture of the gospel God has created and designed marriage and sex for the good of the married couple Intimacy, sacrifice, spiritual growth, trust, humility, provision, support, pleasure Marriage and sex are desirable by design, but how and …
Continue reading Designed for Purity 6 – Dating and Relationships (Notes)
I spent a summer working with my uncle on his tree farm grafting tree saplings. It is an intriguing process: You cut the saplings so that they fit together. Then you join and tie the two different saplings together. Then you give the new plant time to heal and start growing as one. Through grafting …
God’s Created Order God has designed the structure of the family for his glory and its individual’s spiritual growth Parents provide love and spiritual training for their children Children grow as they obey their parents, receive their parent’s discipline, and ask questions The loving care of a father and mother pictures God’s care and training …
Continue reading Designed for Purity 5 – Relationship between Parents and Children
