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If Christ is in us, we are in Christ. We do not need an intermediary between us and God. God can speak directly to you through His Spirit who lives within you. We do not need the permission of others to speak truth. God can speak through you through His
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It is God who deserves the glory because He is the one who provides the way to salvation. God is the one who is righteous. He is the one who can change us and help us become something greater than we are. He knows us better than we know ourselves.
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Love is a response to what God has already done in Christ. When His Spirit comes to us and dwells within, we serve one another while putting aside our needs. We give selflessly because He selflessly gave His life for us. Having spoken about his understanding of the role of
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God is always ready to welcome us back home with Him. Although it isn’t the verses for today, I am reminded of the story of the Prodigal Son, whose father ran to meet him when he returned from his pursuit of the world. I am also reminded of Jesus
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Those whom God calls should be allowed to answer His call. It’s really a simple concept. If the Spirit moves, who am I to stand in the way? Why would I desire to re-imprison someone whom God has set free? There is much to love about Paul’s opening
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Christ’s church work best when the people Christ calls have the freedom to serve however God calls.. Human beings like to control things. We establish rules and regulations and strictures, just like the Law. However, God is a God of promise and moves in unexpected ways. Once more, Paul
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The Law exposes our sin; the faithfulness of Jesus atones and justifies God’s gift of righteousness upon us. The Holy Spirit is a gift. Heaven is a gift. Eternal life is a gift. Relationship with God is a gift. These things only feel like gifts after our sinfulness is
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Jesus will take us from our worldly focus and bring us in line with God. I love reflecting upon how God has taken me from my passionate, yet rudimentary, understanding in my youth to my deeper and more consistent understanding as an adult. I love seeing the same change occur
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God’s Spirit comes to us through faith, not obedience to the Law. As an example, consider the Pentecost story. Hardly a few weeks prior to Pentecost, Peter denied knowing Jesus. Yet at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit comes upon Peter and Peter gives an incredibly convicting message. God’s Spirit
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For all who believe, we are credited with righteousness. The words are easy to say, but the concept is still foreign. My employer pays me based on what I do. I only pay for products and services from which I benefit. Almost every part of our life is built on
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Faith comes by hearing, and thanks be to God I have people in my life who are willing to talk about their faith openly! It’s neat to think about tracing my faith back to Jesus. I may not know all the names, but my faith came to me through
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Because we have been crucified in Christ and Christ now lives in us, we should be looking for opportunities to say, “I love how Christ looks in you.” We serve one God; Jesus should unite us. We have all fallen short of God’s glory; the grace of God should