Ask Pastor John

Is Stress Making Me More Holy or More Sinful?

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Oct 22, 2021
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INSIGHT

Hidden Sin

  • Pride and sin can hide within Christians, seeming dormant until stressful times.
  • These pressures reveal our true spiritual state, like sediment stirred up in water.
ANECDOTE

The Water Glass Analogy

  • John Piper uses the analogy of a glass of water to illustrate hidden sin.
  • When still, the water appears clear, but shaking it reveals sediment, symbolizing how trials expose sin.
INSIGHT

God's Refining Fire

  • Pressures, like motherhood, are designed by God to purify His people, refining their faith like gold.
  • Trials may be painful, but they ultimately yield the peaceful fruit of righteousness.
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