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Holiness Is the Fruit of Abiding in Christ
God expects holiness, and without holiness no man shall see God (Hebrews 12:14, 1 Peter 1:15). However, we don’t “achieve” holiness by our own efforts. Christ is our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. Our righteousness is imputed by him, and our sanctification happens as we abide…
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No Fear in Love: Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
As Christians, we should not obey Jesus to avoid going to hell, but because we love Him and have received His Spirit. Jesus said, “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” John 14:15 “And hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep…
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Desire the Sincere Milk of the Word to Grow
It is impossible to grow as a Christian without the word of God. You may be genuinely born again, but if you do not eat the word of God, you will not grow. And most likely, you will return to your former sins and be…
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Salvation Is God’s Work From First to Last
Repentance, faith, and salvation are all gifts of God. If we think we chose God and made a decision to know him by ourselves, we do not fully understand the extent of human depravity. God does the work in us. Paul says in Romans 10:20,…
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God’s Seed in a Man Produces God’s Nature
As born-again creatures in Christ, we have God’s seed abiding in us and are born of him. This means we have God’s DNA/nature. We cannot then continue producing the corrupt life of the old man. The old nature produces sin because its nature is sin.…
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Look Upon Christ! He Saves to the Uttermost!
Jesus is not a partial savior; He saves to the UTTERMOST! (Hebrews 7:25) He did not save us to leave us to continue the rest of the way alone; He is the AUTHOR and FINISHER of our faith. (Hebrews 12:2) He did not do a…
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The Glorious Liberty of the Children of God
The root cause of most human problems and suffering is sin. Sin places people in yokes of bondage, misery, dysfunction, and slavery. Solutions offered by the world and most religions revolve around dealing with the symptoms of sin and “trying” to be a good person,…
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The Holy Spirit, Our Perfect and Sufficient Teacher
Jesus has not left us as orphans, fatherless, or bereaved. He left us the Holy Spirit to be in us and with us. The Holy Spirit is our helper, teacher, and guide. He is a person, and he speaks and does the work he was…
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Christ Is All: Our Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctification, and Redemption.
Christ Is All: Our Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctification, and Redemption. He alone is the BOAST of the true believer. Christ is our WISDOM, RIGHTEOUSNESS, SANCTIFICATION, and REDEMPTION. (1 Corinthians 1:30-31) There is no extra righteousness we can have or attain apart from his. We are the…
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Evangelism to Children—Children Need the Gospel, Too
Children need to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ, too. They are accountable for their souls once they reach the age of accountability. They need salvation just as much as adults, and we should not neglect children in evangelism and discipleship by despising and overlooking…
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Your Father Who Sees in Secret Will Reward You Openly
“Your Father, who sees in secret, will Himself reward you openly.” Matthew 6:4 “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.” Matthew 6:1 Remember Jesus’…
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Love Is Greater Than All Spiritual Gifts
Prophesies, revelations, dreams and so forth are wonderful gifts of the Spirit to edify and equip the saints. But the apostle Paul says LOVE is greater than all spiritual gifts. We may see all dreams and know all mysteries and speak in tongues, but without…
