I therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship. Romans 12:1 ISV As the revelation of being a living sacrifice to God unfolds for me, I see more and more …
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How Do You Relate?
How do you relate? When you relate to God are you looking at your performance or at your identity? Is it what you do (“I try to be the best person I can be”) or your position in Him where you find your security? I’m not judging you, but we do need to judge ourselves. …
Today is the Day of Salvation
2 Corinthians 6:2 For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. So what is salvation? This word for SALVATION in Greek is SOTERIA. It comes from the word for saved, SOZO. It means …
Behave Like a Christian
Romans 12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Everyone, even ‘non-religious’ people agree that the defining aspect of being ‘Christian’ ought to be love. But everyone also has their own idea of what LOVE should look like. The Bible defines love for us in 1 Corinthians 13, and since God is …
Does faith merely know there is a God?
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, [for he who comes to God must believe that He is}, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (Brackets mine) For years I have read the second part of that verse, and wondered why it would say you must believe he exists? Isn’t that a …
What does it mean to fall from grace?
The term, “fallen from grace” has become a religious cliché. The Apostle Paul uses this phrase in talking to the Christians of the Galatian churches in the book of Galatians, 5:4. But do we know what it really means? “Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; …
How does God love you?
Most Christians would say God loves them; but for many, what that means to them, doesn’t always line up with scripture. To understand the love of God, you must first understand God’s nature, character and then His will toward humanity. So let’s first look at the nature and character of God, and then His eternal …
Staying Strong in the Lord
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Have you ever gotten up in the morning determined to stand in faith for something? Maybe for a physical healing, or a determined attitude about your work day or even your commitment to be spiritually minded and not …
Expectation: The key to receiving
What are you expecting? If you’re expecting nothing, THAT is what you will get. Why? Expectation=Faith No expectation=No faith Some think it is inappropriate to expect something from God. Even sacrilegious. So let’s look at what faith is to help us understand biblical expectation. What is faith? The Bible defines faith in Hebrews 11:1 “Now …
Experiencing the fullness of God
So often Christians talk about being ‘full’ of God. What does it mean? “…to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:19 For years I wondered what exactly it meant to be full of God; and how does it happen? I was already …