Guilt Driven Justice
If we're honest with ourselves, many of us do acts of justice out of a sense of guilt. We see ads...
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The Prize and the Prison - #6021
The devil's basic strategy is really pretty simple: get you obsessed with the prize you might get so you're blind to the trap you're walking into. He'll convince you that "it's just this once," "just a little," "it won't hurt." Lies. All lies. Jesus exposed the devil when he said he is "the father of lies" and "there is no truth in him."
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/the-prize-and-the-prison-6021
How to Avoid a Major Mess - #6019
When I was a kid, I had this inflatable boxer who was as big as I was. When I punched him, he fell all the way backwards, but he didn't stay down. He came right back up again. That's what God has made it possible for you to do so you can begin to break that cycle of defeat and discouragement.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/how-to-avoid-a-major-mess-6019
Getting Rid of the Guilt of a Lifetime - #5987
Sin carries a heavy penalty - eternal separation from a holy God. The Bible has a name for that - that's hell. But here comes the amazing good news. "Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed His life, shedding His blood."
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/getting-rid-of-the-guilt-of-a-lif...
Paving Over It - #2573
The biggest problem of all - the sin that haunts our past, poisons our present, and threatens our future. Covering it will not work - removing it will. Only Jesus can do that. He's waiting for you to ask Him to.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/paving-over-it-2573
What To Do With The Garbage - #2528
There is no reason to deal with the garbage of your life again. Not when Jesus Christ has shown you what to do with it. Bring all of that garbage up skull hill where it was already dealt with by Jesus, and leave it there.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/what-to-do-with-...
Playing Offense When the Pressure is On - #3308
As long as people are trying to live like Jesus in a dirty world, there will be pressure to fit in. You probably feel it where you are - the pressure to compromise just a little on the truth, or on your purity, or on your allegiance to Jesus. Every time you compromise a little to fit in, you actually increase the pressure. They'll be back again, expecting you to give in again. But once you take a firm stand, pass a couple of tests, people will let you be what you said you'd be.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/playing-offense-when-the-pressure...
Guilty - a Christian perspective
Even if we try to follow the entire law, if we break even a bit of it, we are guilty. The law is an all or nothing proposition. Luckily, we are extended grace and mercy by God.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James%202:10&version=NIV
The Truth Alarm - #5844
Deceiving, lying, distorting the truth - it starts a spiritual fire that can do so much damage and actually end up consuming you. But inside you lives the Holy Spirit of Almighty God who Jesus called "the Spirit of truth" (John 15:26 ), and He is your inner alarm system to let you know when you've crossed from what's real into what's false.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/the-truth-alarm-5844
The Bumpy Road to a Beautiful Place - #5804
The bumps can make you wonder if you're even on the right road. Which you are, if God led you on it. The long, hard ride can leave you confused and hurting from all the bumps, all focused on yourself. If you're not careful, you'll turn around and leave the road God put you on; the road that ultimately leads to the Promised Land that He wants to give you.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/the-bumpy-road-to-a-beautiful-pla...
Putting Clean On Over Dirty - #5711
So you are at a crossroads. God brought us together today to tell you that covering up your dirty with a layer of clean isn't going to cut it. It's self-deception, it's living a lie, it's defying God, and it's building up judgment. Don't you think it's time to come clean even if it hurts? It will hurt a whole lot more not to come clean.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/putting-clean-on-over-dirty-5711
