Have you ever thought about who you’d be or where you’d be if there wasn’t a Christmas, if Jesus, part of the Triune God – the Son, had not come in the form of a man? Simply… we would still be waiting for a Messiah. There would be no Gentile grafting into God’s family. We […]
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[… and what’s available because of those two qualifiers] “Listen carefully: I have given you authority [that you now possess] to tread on serpents and scorpions, and [the ability to exercise authority] over all the power of the enemy (Satan); and nothing will [in any way] harm you. Nevertheless do not rejoice at this, that
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“Your personal convictions [on such matters]—exercise [them] as in God’s presence, keeping them to yourself [striving only to know the truth and obey His will]. Blessed (happy, to be envied) is he who has no reason to judge himself for what he approves [who does not convict himself by what he chooses to do]. But
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“And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of Him.” [1 John 5: 14-15, ESV] 1 John is
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Have you ever seriously considered the Bible as God’s love letter to His creation? To be perfectly honest… I don’t think I ever did. Perhaps I consider (especially in light of 1 Corinthians 13) I may have looked at the New Testament in this light, but not the Old Testament. Not certain that I ever
Does this matter? Why? Do you ask yourself that question? Often? Answer: (in my world of definitions) If the Holy Spirit is active in your life… active not just resides, then the answer to the question is – yes. If you are led by the Spirit, if He has a ‘voice’ in your life then
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“But in your hearts set Christ apart [as holy—acknowledging Him, giving Him first place in your lives] as Lord. Always be ready to give a [logical] defense to anyone who asks you to account for the hope and confident assurance [elicited by faith] that is within you, yet [do it] with gentleness and respect.” (1
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This will undoubtedly sound strange, but I believe every Christian faces a point in their walk that is their… ‘such a time as this’. The story of Esther: “Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not imagine that you in the king’s palace can escape any more than all the Jews. For if
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Good news for Christians! When the Word says ‘we’, this means it includes ME! This is also true of when the word ‘you’ is used. Can you wrap your head around all that this means? This is fantastic… but it also comes with our, as in Our, responsibilities – not just benefits! It comes with
Do you live your life in the light of the cross? And actually… what does that mean? “I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].” (John 10:10b, AMP) “More abundantly” means to have a superabundance of a thing. “Abundant life” refers to life
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!