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What is Righteousness According to the Bible?
For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law. For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God. Romans 10:3-4(NLT) God’s righteousness is His proclamation of a person, thing, or matter; His own approval; or what He approves. This is why He is the only one who can pronounce you guilty or not guilty and declare you right before Him by His own standards. When Jesus was raised…
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8 Signs of Spiritual Maturity
Spiritual growth, development, and maturity is actually mind renewal. It has nothing to do with how long you’ve been in church or a Christian. When you feed and meditate on the word, your mind is being renewed. And this mind renewal results in behavioral change and character modification. 1. You Love the Brethren You recognize that the church, which is the body of Christ, is bigger than any natural family or fraternity in the world. So you don’t regard or disregard anyone because of their status, but rather see your brother as yourself. You are willing to share with your brother and understand that love isn’t always convenient. 2. You…
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How Do You Grow Spiritually?
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, thought like a child, and reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up my childish ways. 1 Corinthians 13:11 (ISV) Spiritual growth, development, and maturity is actually mind renewal. It has nothing to do with how long you’ve been in church or a Christian. When you feed and meditate on the word, your mind is being renewed. And this mind renewal results in behavioral change and character modification. This isn’t what you try to make happen; you don’t try to modify your character or grow; you just eat. You focus on the substance that makes it…
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What is the Blessing?
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. ACTS 3:25-26 (kjv) So who then is a blessed man? A blessed man is one who has been “turned away from his iniquities”, one whose sin has been taken away, one who is in Christ. Don’t become so natural in your thinking that if you don’t have some material possessions, then you…
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3 Things to Know About the Light of the World
Contents Introduction The entire Bible is about Christ. It is also like a puzzle; to know where each piece fits, you must know the image of the puzzle. The word of God is also like written codes; Jesus spoke in parables. Important Words in Genesis 1:1-2 and their Meaning The Summary of Genesis 1:1-2 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2 (KJV) The story of creation is actually God’s love for and redemption of man. God…
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5 Things to Know About Allowing God Lead You
1. Be Patient Then the Lord said, “I will certainly return to you about this time a year from now. At that time your wife Sarah will have a son.” Genesis 18:10 (NCV) A mature Christian is one who has learned to yield to the Spirit of God. Children always want to have their own way. They only want you to hear what they have to say. When you come to understand that there is timing in accordance with God’s plan, you become patient. God is always faithful, and as he had promised, Abraham eventually had Isaac. There was a time in the plan of God for this to happen. You hold…
Taking Religion Out of Christianity