Our blue spruce was dropping pinecones and needles The tree doctor took one look at it and explained the problem ldquo It rsquo s just being a spruce rdquo he said I rsquo d hoped for a better explanation Or a remedy But the tree man shrugged saying again ldquo It rsquo s just being a spruce rdquo By nature the tree sheds needles It can rsquo t change Thankfully our spiritual lives aren rsquo t limited by unchangeable actions or attitudes Paul stressed this liberating truth to the new believers at Ephesus The gentiles were ldquo darkened in their [... more]

Sometimes believers give the Devil more credit than he deserves I couldn't help myself the Devil made me do it Not really Sin requires our cooperation We don't fall into sin we jump Today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie points out how our adversary and our sinful nature may conspire to lure us but we can stand in the Lord's victory over temptation How That's what today's study is about Pastor Greg helps us chart a path toward spiritual success Listen on harvest org --- Own Jesus Revolution on DVD Receive your copy when you donate to Harvest [... more]

The battle for our mind is an ongoing war Our mind is like a fortress under siege by two enemies Satan and our sinful nature In this message from Corinthians we prepare a strategy to fight the enemy without and within The enemy of our souls wants nothing less than to control what we think about This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

Some believe every desire of our hearts should be met even though many longings are not or cannot be fulfilled Job understood that there's an infinite gap between God's holiness and our sinful nature In this message we hear three cries from Job's heart out of his alienation from God and his mortality Who can meet our deepest longing This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

Moral and spiritual pollution is everywhere even within us When Jesus knelt to wash Peter's feet the conflict within Peter was intense In this message from John servanthood and submission are displayed even as Jesus revealed another type of washing that is deeply inward With our daily sins and sinful nature how can we be cleansed This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode What is your opinion on in-person seminary vs online What is a good reason for a seminary student to move to campus rather than go online is the time with the professors and classmates worth it My yo son studies a lot and he is adamant about not doing Thanksgiving this year He says how can you be a Christian and be thankful that these people slaughtered so many Native Americans How can I share Jesus with my friend who is interested but [... more]

Our best attempts at goodness will never please God who sees every act of human goodness as a filthy rag compared to His own righteousness Even the best of lives mdash filled with charity philanthropy and service mdash is tainted and unsuitable for entrance into heaven Only God has a plan that will save us and take away the stain of our sinful natures and attempts for self-salvation nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com What do you say to someone who is dealing with spiritual warfare What does Hebrews mean when it speaks of sinning willfully and presumptuously Do I have to agree with my church on everything I heard on a different Christian radio program a pastor who is well-known say that we don't really have our old sinful nature anymore we just have vestiges left over That bothered me because I still sin Can you clarify this Do you believe that we can speak in tongues today Today's Offer [... more]

The importance of living by the power of the Holy Spirit four practical insights regarding keeping in step with the Spirit CLICK HEREto ORDER this -part series on MP [... more]

Open calls questions and discussion with Matt Slick LIVE in the studio Questions include--- - Are we born with sin immediately or once we commit our first sin is that when we inherit Adam's sinful nature--- - Is there a court in heaven--- - Can a person live without sin for any length of time--- - Why do so many apologists hold to an old earth view [... more]

The Bible is clear Jesus was born of a virgin and had no earthly father In terms of salvation that rsquo s critical The sinful nature we all share was never passed on to Jesus so He could then be the perfect sacrifice for sin Without that perfect sacrifice none of us has any hope of seeing eternal life with the Father nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]