Romans 12:2 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Ephesians 4:22-24 22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the […]
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Accepted The way God looks at us and speaks about us is different than we look at and speak about ourselves. We form our opinions based us our current situation and what has happened in the past. But God sees the future. He looks at what we will become, not just at where we are
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Remorse, also called compunction, is an emotional expression of personal regret felt by a person after he/she has committed an act which they deem to be shameful, hurtful, or unwise. Remorse is closely allied to guilt and self directed resentment. It is an emotion experienced by one who feels they have violated their moral or
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See Part One Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Last time we saw that our philosophy is our worldview – the lens through which we see the world. It encompasses our beliefs, our
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In 2015 I attended the Believer’s Voice of Victory conference and Creflo Dollar preached on the Philosophy of Grace. Part One is inspired from the notes I took. Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after
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This is Part Two of our series on the Elementary Teachings of Christ. See Part One here. Hebrews 6:1-2 1 Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,2 of the doctrine of
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Elementary, my dear Watson Hebrews 6:1-3 1 Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,2 of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of
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What is Humility Humility is not a subject we think that much about. Oh, we know that pride is bad, because “pride comes before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18), and that the opposite of being prideful is being humble. So we just think of humility as being “not prideful”. And in trying to practice it, we
Stewardship 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 1 Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. Paul is specifically addressing ministers of the gospel in these verses – stewards of the mysteries (things hidden that they might be
Your Words Place You You can tell if a person is believing right by what he/she says. If his confession and declarations are wrong, his believing is wrong. If his believing is wrong, his thinking is wrong. And if his thinking is wrong, it’s because his mind is not renewed with the word of God.
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