KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: We must be weak to receive God’s grace properly. All Things Are Lawful – blog 3/22/24 While Christ’s sacrifice covers the sins of God’s children, this doesn’t mean that we are given liberty to sin even more! We mustn’t confuse our eternal position in Christ with our progressive sanctification while here […]
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In Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians, four times he borrowed a saying that was common at the time, “All things are lawful.” This was something that apparently the folks in Corinth, known for their gross immorality, would’ve understood as justification for licentiousness. This saying, “All things are lawful,” became a slogan for liberty. Their justification would’ve been that
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KEY MESSAGES IN THIS MESSAGE: Don’t ever shortchange His grace in your life. Rely upon God’s grace just as much now as you did when you first turned to Him for salvation. Rely upon His grace for ALL things in your life! Between Black and White – blog 3/15/24 We’ve all been given a good conscience.
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Don’t ever shortchange His grace in your life. Don’t forget the miracles in your life; and be grateful to God for them! Between Black and White– blog 3/15/24 We’ve all been given a good conscience. We’ve all been given some measure of faith, by grace. We need to respect one
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Schindler’s List, the epic movie by Steven Spielberg, was purposely filmed in black and white. By contemporary movie buff standards, this seems like an odd choice. Yet, after experiencing it, I can’t imagine it being filmed any other way. The same goes for paintings. For example, Vincent van Gogh painted Cart With Black Ox, one of the
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: There are two sides to the righteous principles of God. Don’t forget the miracles in your life; and be grateful to God for them! Appreciate whatever God has given to you. We must surrender to the basic premise that to live in any way that is glorifying to God is
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: Don’t forget the miracles in your life; and be grateful to God for them! When Christianity Becomes an Excuse – blog 3/8/24 In Christianity, I see this play out over and over again, where people carve out a personality or project certain characteristics about themselves that are truly disturbing to someone
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I don’t always “like” having to write blogs like this one because it forces me to dive headlong into the ugly parts of Christianity, as they exist today. It is nonetheless part of my duty to the Spirit of the Lord who motivates me. On that note, please forgive me up front for missing the
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: Christ-like love and action are intrinsic to one another. Two Hearts – 3/1/24 Just because someone hates you doesn’t mean you must hate them back. In fact, Jesus taught just the opposite. He taught we ought to have a compassionate love, like His own, towards our enemies. (Mt 5:43)Perfect love is
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Life is short. What are you waiting for? Christ-like love and action are intrinsic to one another. Two Hearts – 3/1/24 Just because someone hates you doesn’t mean you must hate them back. In fact, Jesus taught just the opposite. He taught we ought to have a compassionate love, like His
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