Adrian Warnock Blog
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The online home of Christian writer and preacher Adrian Warnock. Adrian writes about a broad range of themes including leadership, modern culture, Christian doctrine, and the Church.
Adrian Warnock Blog
16h ago
The response to my series on divorce and Dave Bish’s sermon have been hugely encouraging. We thought it might be interesting to have a podcast style conversation about it. I hope this will be helpful for you if you are going through divorce right now, if you did so years ago, or if you would ..read more
Adrian Warnock Blog
16h ago
If we have died with him, we will also live with him. 2 TIMOTHY 2:11 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him ..read more
Adrian Warnock Blog
3d ago
Is a Biblical divorce and remarriage ever possible? Churches must learn how to demonstrate love and grace to everyone who has been hurt by divorce and may wish to remarry ..read more
Adrian Warnock Blog
5d ago
The Bible allows (but does not require) divorce in the case of adultery or desertion, and it also allows remarriage to another person in such cases. Remarriage in these cases is not sin in God’s sight ..read more
Adrian Warnock Blog
5d ago
John MacArthur believes divorce should only ever happen after sexual immorality or desertion by an unbeliever (or someone labelled as such during church discipline ..read more
Adrian Warnock Blog
1w ago
The purpose of divorce was largely to set one free to remarry. Today, as Christians, we have this tension we face: to maintain the high standard of Christian marriage and yet show compassion to those who suffer irretrievable marriage breakdown. We can only do this with fear and trembling ..read more
Adrian Warnock Blog
1w ago
God is trying to say to all of us, “I love redeeming the worst situations?” “I love to bless the hardest cases. Try me. Come to me ..read more
Adrian Warnock Blog
1w ago
Historically Christian views on marriage went through a phase of being very restrictive from the Early Church Fathers to the Middle Ages. Marriage was seen as sacred and indissoluble. Those who separated were not permitted to remarry. In more recent times views gradually became less restrictive. This process began during the Reformation. In this short ..read more
Adrian Warnock Blog
1w ago
I always believed that the moment you even thought about divorce in a marriage you had failed. Somehow, many think, opening up the possibility of splitting will inevitably lead to the unmentionable happening. In many churches today divorce is still taboo, it is unthinkable. If it happens in your marriage the stigma and shame can ..read more
Adrian Warnock Blog
1w ago
The cross on its own does not justify us according to Paul. This chapter explores what Paul means by this verse and how the death and resurrection of Jesus works together to save us. Jesus our Lord . . . was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. ROMANS 4:24–25 Jesus ..read more