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That which we most delight and rejoice in—that we worship as God. For transcendent delight is an act of worship due to God alone. And this affection in its height and elevation is called glorying. That which is our delight above all things, we glory in it—and this is the prerogative which the Lord demands [...]

Seeing Bathsheba bathing led to David’s adultery with her (2 Samuel 11:2-3).
David was a man after God’s own heart. David was born again. David wrote divinely inspired scripture. David was blessed with wisdom and power. David enjoyed an everlasting covenant relationship with God.
So what chance do you think you have to escape the effect of [...]

More from The Christian in Complete Armour… Here, William Gurnall describes how Satan argues with us on behalf of our secret sins, hoping that we will cling to them…
Thou mayest keep me and thy credit also; I will not be seen abroad in thy company to shame thee among thy neighbours; shut me up in [...]

The first man, caught in the first sin, turns to blame his wife. And he extends the blame to God as well! He implies that he would have remained innocent if God hadn’t put Eve in the garden with him.
The blame-shifting in the Garden continues today. Our proud hearts send us desperately looking for someone [...]

“That henceforth we should not serve sin.” - Romans 6:6
Christian, what hast thou to do with sin? Hath it not cost thee enough already? Burnt child, wilt thou play with the fire? What! when thou hast already been between the jaws of the lion, wilt thou step a second time into his den? Hast thou [...]

Damian Romano has posted a list of the Top 10 R. C. Sproul Quotes.
My favorites from the list:
Every sin is an act of cosmic treason, a futile attempt to dethrone God in His sovereign authority.
If you’re not accountable in life that means ultimately that your life doesn’t count.
HT: Ligonier Ministries blog

I was going to comment last week on the new Ellison Research survey on sin, but I figured I would wait a few days and Al Mohler would step up. He provides an analysis, as well as some useful conclusions for Christian response here.

I read this news story and couldn’t help but think of 2 Corinthians 7:10, especially when I read the bolded part:
A woman apologized Friday for a “bad decision” in helping her 6-year-old daughter win tickets to a Hannah Montana concert with an essay that falsely claimed the girl’s father died in Iraq.
A false essay won [...]

Phil Johnson shares an interesting perspective on sin from D. Martin Lloyd-Jones:
I do not know of a single scripture—and I speak advisedly—which tells me to take my sin, the particular thing that gets me down, to God in prayer and ask him to deliver me from it and then trust in faith that he will.
Now [...]