by Charlie Wolcott
The Christian life is a life that is always in process – a process that works a sinful heart of stone and into a heart of flesh. We call this process sanctification. This only happens with someone who has already been born again. This does not happen with someone who...
by Katie Erickson
If you’ve been following along in my series on the kings of Israel and Judah, we’ve already discussed Baasha a couple of times as he’s shown up in the stories of two other kings. But today, we’ll still dig deeper into who Baasha was and why his reign is important.
First,...
by Charlie Wolcott
Dealing with sin requires multiple steps, and the order is not always the same, though it all goes together holistically. Last week, I wrote about clothing and the covering of sin, but covering should only taken place when repentance is clearly demonstrated or in process....
by Katie Erickson
After looking at two kings of the southern kingdom of Judah for the last few weeks, this week we turn our attention back to the northern kingdom of Israel. While Jeroboam was king of Israel, Judah had Rehoboam, Abijah, and Asa as kings. In the second year of Asa’s reign...
by Charlie Wolcott
The very first post I wrote for Worldview Warriors way back in January 2014 was titled The Doctrine of Clothing. This is a perfect time to revisit that issue. To recap where this series has been recently, first we have to have a proper understanding of what sin truly...
by Katie Erickson
While Jeroboam was still king of Israel, the nation of Judah crowned its third king – Rehoboam, then his son Abijah, then his son Asa. The crown continued to be handed down along family lines.
Asa was king of Judah for 41 years, and he “did what was right in the eyes...
by Charlie Wolcott
Confession is a proclamation of what you believe, but it goes deeper than that. It is demonstrated by a lifestyle, and Biblically speaking, it is agreeing with and submitting to what God has said. When dealing with sin, there are two aspects to confession: 1) agreeing...
by Katie Erickson
After Rehoboam died, his son Abijah became the next king of the land of Judah, which was comprised of the southern two tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Abijah was only king for about 3 years, but there is still significance to his reign.
An interesting fact about Abijah...
by Charlie Wolcott
The Jewish expression of deep remorse was to wear sackcloth and to cover their heads with dust and ashes. This was done after a defeat in battle but also as an outward expression of humility before God. When we sin and after God breaks us over it, our response should...