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the dynamic union of God’s Word and the Holy Spirit
Recently I began reading the latest book by Pastor J. D. Greear (lead pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, NC). Having read some of his previous books and listened to some of his teachings on audio, I have high … Continue reading
a son’s lament
This is a brief tale about the impact of false teaching in the church … As a child growing up, the boy never remembered his father joining the family at church unless it was some sort of special event … … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Reflections
Tagged a son's lament, boldness, burden, Christ Jesus, church, commandments, conversation, dedication, eternal life, ethical, faith, false teaching, Father, flesh, forgiveness, honest, mentor, moral, mortality, mother, religion, sins, Son, Spirit, the Way, upright, war, wept, works
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the work of God
We are all so familiar with John 3:16 … For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever accepts Him as Savior, attends and tithes to the church on a regular basis, serves faithfully in … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Faith, Reflections
Tagged believe, Christ Jesus, faith, God, heart, Holy Spirit, hope, IN, indwelling, Jesus, John 3 16, love, mind, promises, religion, Scripture, truth, works
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test teachings, spirits and yourself
For the first 40 years of my life, I blindly accepted all teaching and preaching originating out of the church. I never tested it or examined it … simply accepted it as truth. For me, that was a problem. To … Continue reading
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Tagged examine, false prophets, false teachers, flesh, flock, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Pharisees, preaching, religion, Scriptures, sheep, spirits, teaching, test, warnings, wolves, world, yourself
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to be good or to be God’s …
To continue the thought process begun in yesterday’s post ‘the divine return’ here are more words of wisdom from the book by Major Ian Thomas … ‘Simply urging (human beings) to be good, telling them to draw from the depths … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Books, Movies & Music, Faith, Reflections
Tagged accomplishments, be God's, be good, believer, Christ Jesus, Creator, creature, faith, God, Holy Spirit, IN, Law, life, Major W Ian Thomas, Paul, religion, righteousness, rubbish, rules, self-glory, self-righteousness, The Indwelling Life of Christ, within
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in search of a mentor
Corban according to Mark 7:11 means given to God. Around 15 years ago about this time of the year, I was a man recently born-again and devoted to the religion of Christianity … I was entrenched by my desire to return to God … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, church, Corban, faith, glory, God, ISO, Jesus, mentor, pride, religion, Scripture, self-righteous
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perhaps …
Perhaps Christianity is not so much about do’s and don’ts. Perhaps Christianity is not about religion, traditions, ritual and restriction. Perhaps Christianity is intended to be about love, faith, community and life. Perhaps as Christians, our lives are to reveal … Continue reading
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Tagged believe, Christ Jesus, Christians, community, devotion, doubt, faith, gentleness, humility, IN Christ, life, love, one baptism, one body, one faith, ONE God, one Lord, one spirit, patience, peace, perhaps, relationship, religion, the Life, the Truth, the Way, Traditions, truth, undoubtedly, unity of the Spirit
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Believing IN Christ Jesus through ALL things 