“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.” (2 Cor. 8:9) Notice how we become rich. It is not through our giving, but through...
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I believe that every failure in the body of Christ comes down to a lack of identifying with Christ. For example; His death was my death. (Romans 6:6-8, Col. 3:3) We were crucified with Him, etc. (Gal. 2:20, Romans 6:6) If this is the case, than...
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“And in that day you shall ask Me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever you shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it you. (John 16:23) In what day? The day of the new creation in which you and I live. This is Jesus...
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When you see a command in the New Testament; it is not there for you to fulfill in order to be righteous. (Matt. 5:17; Romans 10:4) Your Father has put these things there to protect you from the negative consequences of wrong actions. For...
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Ephesians chapter 4 verses 15 and 16 talk of the body growing up into the Head which is Christ and how every joint or member supplies. It then goes on to say how this causes the growth of the body and the edifying of itself in love. You may think...
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It is a sad reality that much of what is declared today is blaming rather than proclaiming. 2 Corinthians 5:19 states: “It was God [personally present] in Christ, reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself, not counting up...
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Ephesians 1:3 states that God has blessed the believer; not is going to bless him or her. So many teach that God is going to bless us, without realizing that He has already blessed us. The rest of the verse goes on to say that He has blessed us...
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Grace will help in the time of need. (See Heb.4:16) To live a life of license in the flesh (for the believer), is a form of self-righteousness that refuses to submit to the grace of God. (Romans 6:14; 10:1-4) Amazing Grace is Empowering Grace. He...
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Jesus defeated the devil for us. (Col. 2:14, 15) Therefore spiritual warfare is not fighting the devil. For the believer; the fight is to rest in a work that is finished, knowing that He has made me the righteousness of God in Christ. (2 Cor...
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Faith is to have an object, and that object is not to be ourselves and our performance. Our faith is to rest in the finished work of Christ. I have discovered that it tests my faith the most when I have had a bad day and feel like I have blown...
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The love of God is amazingly selfless. While I still deal with a mortal body I have experienced moments when I really knew that it was God’s love at work in my heart. (Rom. 5:5) It has to do with being more; or at least as excited; to see...
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The foundation for all true change in a person’s walk is that of not allowing “excuses” the right to reign. God has given the believer the ability to change on the outside; because of the change on the inside. (2 Cor.3:18) As...
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