Castle's Keep

Thoughts from the mind of Eric Castle

Proven Holiness

25/Oct 2020 By Eric Castle 3 min. read

A Proven Holiness

In the Bible we read of the concept of a proven holiness. James describes as “all joy” the testing on one’s faith through trials because “the testing of your faith produces endurance” (Jam. 1:2, 3, NASU). Peter describes our faith as “more precious than gold” and tested through fire with the result being “praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (1 Pet. 1:7). However, some may ask: Why should we have to prove our holiness? Is it not cruel for God to ask such things of His created? These questions miss an important reality concerning holiness and its demands. God has not asked us to do anything He has not already done.

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Tags// holiness, God, perfection, trials, testing, standard,

Why Does God Warn About Sin?

27/Sep 2020 By Eric Castle 2 min. read

What is the Big Deal?

Although it might surprise those who understand the seriousness of man’s sin problem, there are those in the world who may ask why God is so concerned with the condemnation of sin in the world. Without understanding the tragic impact of sin, some assume God is seeking simply to be “controlling” or that God is simply a “downer” not wanting them to have any fun.

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Tags// sin, warning, God, truth, word, death, consequence,

God Only Knows

20/Sep 2020 By Eric Castle 2 min. read

A Common Expression

In modern English, the expression “God only knows” has become common in its use. Whether such a phrase is meant literally or not, and the ramifications of such vain address of God aside, this phrase describes something which, from the viewpoint of the speaker is, unexplainable.

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Tags// knowledge, God, unexplained, expression, perfection, spiritual,

Handing Over Control to God

30/Aug 2020 By Eric Castle 3 min. read

A Universal Truism

One universal truism about the nature of mankind is that men and women make very poor masters of our own lives. Without exception, we at some point fail and fall short of God’s expectation (Rom. 3:23). However, even knowing this, there is a strong temptation to be the master of our lives and to allow a “self”, which those in Christ have spiritually died to (Rom. 6), to once again be an influence over our decisions both great and small.

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Tags// faith, trust, control, fear, decisions, God,

What Can We Count On?

5/Jul 2020 By Eric Castle 2 min. read

A Strange Correlation

There seems to be in life a strange correlation between needing a piece of equipment to do something immediately and that same piece of equipment failing completely. This has been called “Murphy’s Law” describing that when the worst can possibly happen, the worst will happen. On balance, this is more likely a perception problem. We seldom notice when equipment functions correctly, but we notice when it does not.

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Tags// confidence, problems, trust, surprises, life, God,

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