by Matthew Borgstrom | Jan 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
We would all do well to consider if we living the blessed life according to Psalm 1. In other words, do you have true happiness; an abiding, joyful contentment? Some might respond: “Not really, but I can’t fathom how that can happen by following what this Psalm...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jan 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
How do the Praise Psalms intend the sanctification of God’s people? It’s always humbling for us to acknowledge God as the source of our deliverance. The more we refuse credit for anything in our lives, the more useful we will be to him. Moreover, the Bible says that...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jan 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
After discussing the parenting paradigms from Ephesians 6 and various Proverbs, there is one, final, critical truth to discuss: Just because we adopt these paradigms does not mean there is a guarantee of our children’s salvation or even that our kids won’t make...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jan 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s not debatable that we must protect our children from bad influences, which is a noble desire, for 1 Corinthians does say that bad company corrupts good morals. That means that an overexposure to those who are bent on doing evil can influence others to such an...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
As Thomas Watson so aptly worded it in his book, The Doctrine of Repentance, “confession must acknowledge the source.” The source of all our sin is, of course, our own sinful nature. To embrace this truth even more, it’s often helpful to consider that...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Dec 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
In order to pursue the Lord and fight the fight of faith as we should, we are going to have to dive into, perhaps, the greatest biblical tension in the NT. This tension I am referring to is captured in these statements: On the one hand, we are informed that our old...
