Tag: MATT ERBAUGH

  • CHOOSING A PATH

    Reflections on James Studying the Bible as a new Christian is similar to the feeling you get at an all-you-can-eat buffet: It’s fun to pile food onto your plate, but when you sit down, you realize that you might not want to eat it all. Spiritual indigestion is a very real threat. For me, it…

  • COUNTERFEIT REPENTANCE

    Reflections on 2 Kings We often take the genuineness of our repentance for granted, as if feeling sorry for our sin is proof enough. But just after Paul preaches repentance, he commands his listeners to “prove their repentance by their deeds” (Acts 26:20). True repentance has corroborating evidence. Perhaps the best way to learn what…

  • LITTLE WHITE LIES

    Reflections on 2 Samuel It’s easy to declare, “Lying is a sin; never lie!” The ninth commandment tells us that God abhors it. And we see King David experience negative consequences for lying in 2 Samuel 11–12. However, a reading of the Old Testament will quickly reveal that “Never lie!” isn’t so clear cut. What…