Sin

Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

08/04/23

6 mins

By Bradley Gray

This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
Remembered and Redeemed

01/31/23

25 mins

By Bradley Gray

Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
What Can Wash Away My Sin?

01/11/23

29 mins

By Bradley Gray

Repentance is meaningless unless we are willing to acknowledge who we are: sinners needing mercy.
Hope for These Bodies of Death: Understanding Romans 7

06/22/22

32 mins

By Bradley Gray

There’s no possibility of understanding the grace of Romans 6 and the glory of Romans 8 unless you identify with the excruciating struggle of Romans 7.
Restored to Life

05/04/22

22 mins

By Bradley Gray

The God who abundantly restores is still in the business of total restoration, even today. Even now the God of heaven restores dead sinners to life.
- Mercy
- Redemption
- Exegesis
- Old Testament
- God the Father
- Justification
- Scripture
- Sin
No Condemnation Now I Dread

04/28/22

23 mins

By Bradley Gray

Our Judge (the one who can condemn us) has become our Advocate (the one who doesn’t condemn us) because he is also our Substitute (the one who takes our condemnation).
Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, and Jesus

11/23/21

23 mins

By Bradley Gray

The Word of Yahweh is not a trifling thing that can be visited only when it’s convenient. It’s a book of life, for all of life, that imparts life to those who believe in it and the God of it.
The True and Better Naboth

10/20/21

28 mins

By Bradley Gray

When we — sinful, reprehensible we — become the enforcers of justice, we never bring about true justice. We either go too far or not far enough.
The Grace of Falling Up the Stairs

09/20/21

16 mins

By Bradley Gray

The essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man.
A Lamp in a Dark World

07/21/21

23 mins

By Bradley Gray

Through the often abominable and lamentable and occasional commendable season, there is one who remains unmoved by it all.
Who Can Erase Diamond-Point Sins?

03/22/21

12 mins

By Bradley Gray

If sin is only a matter of “doing,” then “undoing” and/or “redoing” would serve as the equivalent savior necessary to find redemption.
Interpreting Reality Through Redemption

08/24/16

20 mins

By Bradley Gray

If you know me in the least, then you know of my fondness for the 2010 film Inception.

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