Aug 25, 2019
God originally built humans to have a high value for trust
and
relational fidelity. From this foundation, all levels of
relationships
are based (Gen. 2:15-25). Betrayal is a destruction of the fidelity
that
two parties have agreed upon through unspoken, spoken, or
written
means. Betrayal damages...
Aug 18, 2019
Self-pity or sulking is promoted by society as an acceptable
way of dealing with personal failure, disappointment with others,
or
pain. In a culture where self-pity is a virtue, much of social
media is
an attempt to gain sympathy with no desire for a solution.
Self-pity
can be a sinful way to passive-aggressively...
Aug 11, 2019
At the beginning, God made humans in His image and put in
the human soul a moral compass (Gen. 1:27). This drives the
human
desire to want fairness or need justice that doesn’t exist in the
insect
or animal world. When wrong has been done, humans naturally
want
the offender punished or corrected (Prov. 18:5; 21:15)....
Aug 4, 2019
Humans were originally built helpful, protective, and others-focused. However, with sin in our hearts, we are now self-righteous, blamers, and hostile to those who hurt or offend us (Gen. 3:12, 13). Anger and hostility are not the same. Anger can be righteous while hostility comes from an evil heart of pride...