Respectable sins : confronting the sins we tolerate
Title:
Respectable sins : confronting the sins we tolerate
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
As Christians, we believe that all sins are considered equal in God's eyes. Yet while evangelicals continue to decry the "Big Ones"---such as abortion, adultery, and violence---we often overlook more deceptive sins. It seems we've created a sliding scale where anger, pride, gossip, jealousy, and selfishness comfortably exist within the church. In short, some sins have simply become acceptable. Navigator author Jerry Bridges addresses the "acceptable" sins that we tend to tolerate in ourselves. Drawing from scriptural truth, he sheds light on subtle behaviors that can derail our spiritual growth. He goes to the heart of the matter, exploring our feelings of shame and grief and opening a new door to God's forgiveness and grace.
Year Published:
2007
Physical Description:
187 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Ordinary saints -- The disappearance of sin -- The malignancy of sin -- The remedy for sin -- The power of the Holy Spirit -- Directions for dealing with sins -- Ungodliness -- Anxiety and frustration -- Discontentment -- Unthankfulness -- Pride -- Selfishness -- Lack of self-control -- Impatience and irritability -- Anger -- The weeds of anger -- Judgmentalism -- Envy, jealousy, and related sins -- Sins of the tongue -- Worldliness -- Where do we go from here?
Subject:
Electronic Access:
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007021563.html
ISBN:
9781600061400
Publisher:
Colorado Springs, CO : NavPress, c2007.
