Thermometer: reacts to the temperature / environment around it. It can only show you how things are. It has no power to change that environment. Thermostat: a thermostat always has a thermometer built into it, to sense the current temperature. But it has the power to change the environment. What is a thermostat? I have […]
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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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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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Synopsis A very brief summary of the topics we have covered in this series: Transformation and Beliefs Igniting Hope Ministries: We get saved because we believe IN Jesus. We get transformed and free because we believe LIKE Jesus. Igniting Hope Ministries: If you want to get different results, you are going to have to believe
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This is the conclusion to our four part series on Transformation. You can view the video where we taught it live here. The renewing of the mind does not happen by osmosis, but by an intentional plan to dismantle wrong beliefs and establish positive strongholds in specific areas of our lives. Besides meditating on scripture,
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Identity If you were asked to identify yourself, what would you do? That might depend on who was asking; if it was a police officer, you’d probably pull out your driver’s license. If it was a guard at your workplace, you’d pull out your employee badge. In some instances they might want to see your
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