Sean Perron
@seanperron
Associate Pastor @FBCJAX | Letters to a Romantic: On Dating; On Engagement; First Years of Marriage (P&R, 2020)
"God save this honorable court: The Supreme Court ended its annual term with huge wins for parents and a big loss for Planned Parenthood" — my column today @wngdotorg. wng.org/opinions/god-s…
Reflecting on John MacArthur’s legacy. What a testimony! As he lay dying, John MacArthur said, "I feel no sting. I feel no fear."
Check out the chapter "Sola and Solo and Biblical Counseling" by Tim Pasma from @ACBC! Worth reading. amazon.com/dp/B0FHRJZ92G?…
If God be not your portion in this life, you shall never have him for your portion in another life; if God be not your portion here, he will never be your portion hereafter. - Thomas Brooks, Works, 2:115
"Though MacArthur’s influence will continue, his loss is a truly sad one. The more I think about his death and his incredible impact, the more it seems less a solitary loss and more like the end of an era." fbcjax.com/first-thoughts…
Very exciting!
Officially got signed up to do @acbc certification through FBC Jacksonville. Got my fundamentals videos uploaded and ready to watch along with the reading and personal growth project. Excited about what the Lord is going to do through this in me.
How to Handle Distress: 1. Turn to the Lord 2. Talk to the Lord 3. Trust the Lord youtube.com/watch?v=G-Wu4g…
New release! Anchored in Truth: Reflections on Biblical Counseling amazon.com/dp/B0FHRJZ92G?…
Arguing that fear is merely a weakness and morally neutral is not the way to lasting hope and change. Consider the story of Goliath the giant! 1 Samuel 17:24 - "All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were much afraid." Their emotion of fear was sinful…
Ed Welch's Fear Is Not a Sin explores what the Bible says about fear, emphasizing God’s compassion and his many promises to be near his people when life dismays and threatens them. Releases 9/22/25. Read a preview at bit.ly/4nFFYdj. @ccef
Why was Peter afraid? His fear came from a lack of faith. Jesus connects this fear with “little faith.” This is a moral connection. Peter sinned and Jesus helped him. Peter didn't need to merely lament his way to God and avoid repentance. He needed more faith. We are no better…
When fear strikes—and it will in this fallen world—what do we do? I detect that we tend to pursue two primary options. The first one, I do not recommend. The second one, I believe to be the biblical approach. 1. We seek to repent our way out of troubling emotions. 2. We lament…
Deliverance from cancer—and from every affliction—is meant to cause us to reflect upon our final state and whether we will be delivered in the end. unspokenblog.com/2025/07/18/a-s…
Either "fear is not a sin" (Welch) or some fear is a sin (my position). They both can't be true. One is unbiblical and the other is biblical. I believe Welch is wrong and misleading people. I wish he would stop and hope he does! You probably wish I would stop. But we must admit…
Sean, It is increasingly apparent that there is no exegetical, biblical, theological, grammatical, historical, contextual fact that will cause you to reconsider your conclusion that Welch is unbiblical. As you say, speaking of Ed, “This is a bridge too far and is unbiblical.”…
It sounds sophisticated when referencing the original languages but the substance of the claims collapse quickly. “Fear not” doesn’t have to match “Thou Shall Not” for it to still be in a moral category. The use of a comforting command doesn’t exclude a corrective dimension. It…
Verbal Plenary Inspired Inerrant Scripture and “Fear Not” We believe that every word of Scripture is inspired and infallible—inerrant verbal plenary inspiration. This means that the choice of individual words, and even the grammatical construction of words, is inspired by God and…
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. unspokenblog.com/2025/07/11/hea…
But when Jesus (or Paul or Peter, who were writing under divine inspiration) says to us, “Don’t be anxious,” it has the force of a moral command. In other words, it is the moral will of God that we not be anxious. Or to say it more explicitly, anxiety is sin. Jerry Bridges.…
Contra CCEF, fear is usually a sin: I read Ed Welch’s essay on “Fear is not Sin” from the @CCEF journal five years ago when it released. At the time, I jotted down notes on my phone about my concerns about the article. Since his position seems to be growing in popularity, here…
This is a false dichotomy. "Do not be afraid" are words of comfort... AND words of correction. We fear because we lack faith and don't trust God's promises. Unbelief is sin and we must turn from it in repentance. I love old Ed Welch, but new Ed welch continues to drift into…
“Fear is not a sin. When God uses the words 'Do not be afraid,' Welch argues that these are not words of rebuke, but words of comfort from our compassionate Father who draws near to us when we are afraid.”
Review – The Sin of Empathy: theeverymantheologian.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/the…
When people tell me I am “strong,” they misunderstand the situation. unspokenblog.com/2025/06/28/15-…
