Aaron Marcelli | March 5, 2013
In March of 2010 my book Repentance and Recovery was released. In the three years since that time I have learned a lot. Looking back on the entire experience of studying, writing, publishing and promoting several things stick out to me. I wish I had not rushed so much. I was in such a hurry [...]
Aaron Marcelli | February 14, 2012
After hearing someone apologize have you ever thought they’re only sorry because they got caught? It’s normal to look at the circumstances that our friends, family members, and even celebrities get themselves into and conclude that they didn’t come out and apologize until they had to. But I guess the question I would ask is [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 11, 2012
In chapter 8 of my book I tell of going to lunch with a church layman who taught me about the two people you need in your life. It would be to our benefit to always have people in these roles but they will prove all the more valuable during times of personal struggle or [...]
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 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 [...]
Aaron Marcelli | September 27, 2011
I have received a small amount of feedback on my book. There were two instances in particular where someone wrote me to disagree with something I said in the book. I want to use this post and the next to further address these issues. The first has to do with the nature and place of [...]
Aaron Marcelli | December 10, 2010
The following is an old journal entry of mine from October, 2007. At the time I was meeting with a small group of men who served as my restoration team after my resignation from my ministry position. After meeting with them on October 23rd, I wrote this: I never understood what the Bible meant when [...]
Aaron Marcelli | April 28, 2010
Congratulations Jennifer Price! I had someone draw a name from all those who had left comments on my “Help me develop a message” posts and Jennifer’s name was picked. As a result, Jennifer wins a free copy of my book, Repentance and Recovery. The book has just been released and for those of you interested [...]
Aaron Marcelli | April 18, 2010
I highly appreciate all the feedback I have received over the past several posts. As I said before, I am developing a message that will go along with my book that I can use at churches or schools to give a thirty minute snapshot of the contents of my book. Having studies out and hearing [...]
Aaron Marcelli | April 15, 2010
Like the last post, I would like to begin by posing a question. What comes to mind when you hear, or in this case read, the word repentance? When you hear repentance being discussed or a street corner preacher demanding you to do so before you are hit by that preverbal Mack truck, what reaction [...]
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