• Hamartiology | Narrative

    FEATURED PHOTO: JORDAN PETERSON’S ‘DRAGONS, MONSTERS, AND MEN | DAILYWIRE Where to begin? As a creature, a human being, an image and likeness; whoever you are reading this, enter [_NAME_], what is your narrative? You are a true narrative of narratives, and your narrative is more significant than what the world lets on. There is…

  • Hamartiology | Why the study of sin?

    Why Hamartiology? My hope and prayer for doing this study is not only to be a resource long after my passing—in the patience of our Lord—but that the reader will be equipped with the language in which God uses for our salvation, having poured out the Holy Spirit for us to know the God and…

  • The Christian Directive

    Stop sinning The apostle Paul gives you and me a directive, or at least that’s how I interpret: “Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame. ” —1 Corinthians 15:34 But how can we, I, meet that directive for claim without contradicting…

  • A WORLD DROWNING IN SIN

    DISCLAIMER: I’m exploring the gospel from a unique perspective and am aware that I might be way off from the truth as I explore, and if I am, please feel free to contact me at nldooley@timeforprovidence.com. THOUGHT BUBBLE: If you read my previous post you’ll find something that even made me feel strange when writing…

  • GOOD NEWS

    It is no mystery that the world was drowned in sin. The time when Christ was walking on earth and on water resembled that of Noah’s day, a world perished by a flood. However, when Jesus went to the altar (cross) set on earth prepared by His Father in Heaven as a living sacrifice, everything…

  • THORNFUL ROSE: INTRIGUE

    My wife (Laura) and I had a great conversation about the “thorn” in the Apostle Paul’s side, “a messenger of Satan” (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). Laura found through Dr. Constable’s Notes p. 167 different interpretations about the thorn: “Three basic suggested interpretations of the thorn are as follows: (1) If flesh is a reference to the…

  • I CONFESS

    I confess, I’m not there yet. If I’m not sinning one way, it’s another. I know, “Welcome to the obvious Nathan.” Right? That bothers me though, because I believe that a sinful cycle is broken by the power of the Holy Spirit that puts the deeds of my flesh to death, but saying that doesn’t…