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...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Dec 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s a sad reality that the truth just bounces off some people like a ball off of a brick wall. How so? It’s because they have a built-in tuner that when the conviction comes, they tune it out by thinking about other people whom they think are worse offenders than...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Dec 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Jesus’ words in the following text are particularly counter-cultural in evangelicalism—Matt. 7:13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Nov 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
We must understand that our accountability is largely based on our stewardship of the truth. For instance, to hear the word of God and not do anything about what you hear is like playing with fire, because you can become more hardened by the only thing that can...
