dealing with sin

"When God saves us, our attitude toward sin changes. Sin doesn’t become easier to commit; it becomes more despicable to us than ever...

The weakest, saddest, most hypocritical form of pseudo love is the kind that sees someone in danger and simply hopes everything works out in the end...

Church leaders must strive to create environments that are “safe but not soft,” environments that embrace people in their brokenness while guiding them to wholeness in Christ. Gospel-centered community exists with the grace-filled tension of receiving sinners while simultaneously making war on sin...

Discipline is an expression of love, the kind that refuses to allow Christians to deceive themselves into ever thinking that continual, unrepentant sin is not damaging, both to themselves and to the community."

Creature of the Word: Matt Chandler, Josh Patterson, Eric Geiger