Temptation is Inevitable What is temptation? The dictionary defines it as enticement to sin or do wrong. It involves some sort of pull or influence on you to act or do something. It almost always has a negative connotation – we don’t think of ourselves as being tempted to do good. Matthew 18:7 NIV “Woe […]
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The Principal of Identification The principal of Identification is that Christ was our substitute, and God counts the things that He did as if we did them. Let’s look at an example. Romans 6:1-12 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?2 Certainly not! How shall we who
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Note: I originally wrote this in 2020 right after the election. See the update in 2024 after the election. The word for 2020 can be found in 1 Chronicles 20:20 2 Chronicles 20:15-20 15 And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord
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This is a study that was inspired by a conversation with my wife about a scripture she saw something new in. So I “stole” her revelation and studied it out. There are several places in the scripture where Jesus used leaven to illustrate spiritual truths. It is also used in the Old Testament. Characteristics of
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See Part One RIGHTEOUSNESS CONSCIOUSNESS In Part One we saw that Righteousness is right standing with God. It is the ability to stand in the presence of God with no sense of guilt or inferiority. Righteousness is a description of relationship, not of behavior. Four things gained through Righteousness Righteousness gives us the ability to
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In this series, we’re going to take a look at the Biblical concept of Righteousness. We’ll define what it is and how you get it (Biblical “theory”), and then what it means to us and how to apply it. WHAT IS RIGHTEOUSNESS? Introduction What comes to mind when you hear the word “righteousness”? “Righteousness” used
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See Part One Part Two Redeemed from Poverty Let’s look again at our foundation scripture: Galatians 3:13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), If you remember from Part One, the curse of the
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See Part One Our foundation scripture: Galatians 3:13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”). Redeemed from Sickness Deuteronomy 28:58-62 “If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are
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I’ve Been Redeemed Redeem – to purchase, buy back. Leviticus 25:47-49 ‘Now if a sojourner or stranger close to you becomes rich, and one of your brethren who dwells by him becomes poor, and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner close to you, or to a member of the stranger’s family,48 after he is
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What is Glory? The Bible uses the word “glory” in many different ways. It can be used in both a spiritual sense, and a secular sense. The dictionary definition of glory is High honor or renown won by notable achievements Magnificence or great beauty, splendor To take great pride or pleasure in These are the
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