christ as our reward
Msg 1 Obeying Truth Rather than Following Men Gal 1:1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) Here Paul is already distinguishing himself from the people that are influencing the churches in Galatia. The people that are influencing them are much about perception and man’s authority and man’s stamp of approval. “He’s associated with James therefore I should […]
Php 3:1-3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. (2) Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. (3) For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and
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Christ vs. the Flesh In my view, this is the best part of Phillippians. This is the “Galatians” of Phillippians, or the “Romans” of Phillippians. This is Paul’s description of a spirituality that is increasingly free from legalism and instead, full of Christ. Christ is versus everything. In the New Testament Christ is presented as
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I want to talk about recognizing New Testament ministers — genuine stewards. Understanding God’s economy is incredibly profound — it has truly changed my view of the Bible. Knowing what God is doing has set me on a different path to reveal Christ as the center. Christ is everything. God’s intention is not to require
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Heb 2:1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. Heb 2:2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; Heb 2:3 How shall we escape,
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We will stand at the judgment seat of Christ, possibly sooner than we imagine. The good news is that Christ comes “without sin unto salvation” for us who look for Him. We are safe in His hand. If we would be confident at His appearing, we need to abide in Him by letting that which
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For those of us who love what the Church truly should be – the Body of Christ and the true Temple of God, Jesus Gave two more parables in Matthew 13 which are a refreshing encouragement. After the parable of the sower, the wheat and the tares, and the parable of the Great Tree and the
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As I close this section on discernment, I’m reminded of Paul’s word to the Philippians. Paul says that we are to let our love abound yet more and more, in “all knowledge and discernment” that we may prove by testing the things which differ and are “more excellent.” This section was about discerning that which
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Much of the stigmatization against discernment comes in the name of unity. Those who do not go along with the “flow” are considered to be divisive. One of the more popular quotes is from Augustine but was picked up again by the Moravian brethren a couple of hundred years ago: “In essentials unity, in nonessentials
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