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The Life of Christ By the Spirit vs. Progressive Sanctification

The blood of Jesus sanctified the altar. He is the real offering, and He is the real altar. He sanctified us with His blood and presented us to God in Himself. In Christ, we are on the real altar. We are those who are presenting ourselves (in Him) as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable (which is our reasonable service of worship) (Rom 12:1-4). We are holy because of our union with Christ and our contact with the altar.

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We don’t need threats and treats. Our service springs up freely in grace

Pastors are getting angry because such a small percentage of their congregation “serves” (works to keep the system running). This partly is because the system they operate limits the function of members by design.. But more importantly, it’s because they only have the threats of punishment and promises of reward as an incentive to “Serve.”

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The Spirit of Sonship Leading you to Recognize the Father’s Encouragement

Further Meditation on the Law of Life vs. the Law of Sin and Death . Condemnation is the main way that sin has its hold on us.  We are not talking about condemnation from the wrath of God (that was taken care of by the blood of Jesus in the heavens in Romans 3).  Condemnation in

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Your Settled Position in Christ’s Righteousness

Rom 8:1-2  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.  (2)  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. We have been discussing our freedom from

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The Complexity of Our Situation in the Flesh and the Crises it Should Produce

“I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is

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An Overview of the Warnings in Hebrews and the Exhortations to enter into a present enjoyment of the blessing of the Gospel, which is called “Rest”.

The Subject of Hebrews is the Speaking of God in the Person of His Son, which concerns His Person and His Work. This is the Gospel. Heb 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Heb 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken

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