Aaron Marcelli | October 20, 2011
The following is an excerpt from the second chapter of my book, Repentance and Recovery. I believe it further clarifies the stance I took that repentance is not required for salvation; something I wrote about here. While John did require those he baptized to confess, he did not require them to repent. I think this [...]
Aaron Marcelli | October 18, 2011
The Following is a condensed version of a magazine article I wrote about the struggles of the slow pace at which spiritual growth occurs. “Why can’t it be easier?” is a thought that often crosses my mind when dealing with my own spiritual growth. In the past years my life has contained no shortage [...]
Aaron Marcelli | October 14, 2011
For the past four years I have attended Rock Bridge Community Church in Dalton, Georgia where I sit under the preaching of Matt Evans. In the last year I have also made great use of preaching podcasts. If I’m in my car alone I’m probably listening to a downloaded sermon. My favor podcast preacher is [...]
Aaron Marcelli | October 10, 2011
In a relationship book my wife and I read earlier this year there was an entire chapter dedicated to the subject of self-talk. Whether we want to admit it or not, we are easily influenced. This is a consequence of being human. The way others act toward us and the words they say to and [...]
Aaron Marcelli | October 4, 2011
The second piece of disagreeing feedback I received from someone who read my book was over my usage of 1 John 1:9. This popularly quoted verse says that if we confess our sins God is faithful to forgive them. At one point in my book I stated the context of that verse is that it [...]
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