As a believer in Christ, we have been adopted into the family of God and have been “born of him” (verse 29). Our Identity as Daughters of Christ Is Found in Christ Alone Let’s take a moment to wrap our minds around this. You and I, the sinful human beings that we are, have...
Most people don’t wash another believer’s feet, observe clean and unclean food laws, force the women in church to wear head coverings, or prevent women from teaching. Yet all those doctrines are specifically laid out in scripture. Why don’t we follow them now? It is because we understa...
After believing in God, a female Christian experienced His help and changed greatly, for which she was passionate about serving and preaching the gospel. Once she complained to an elder male believer in the church that her husband did not want to become a Christian. The elder asked her how ...
Until then you are doing the process of bringing every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, and of “making your aiteo/requests known to God.” You are the one making it known to God with faithful actions of thanksgiving until you are in the emotion of thanksgiving. This is the ...
In Jesus name I prayer . Amen. When we’re suffering from a broken heart or we have troubled soul for a long time and we’ve tried everything we can think to fix it and yet we’re still broken, why do we not seek our Creator to fix? Why do become afraid to be in the presence...
Picking up this thread in the New Testament, John writes, “But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12). In Christ, you are not a mere adherent of religious rule; you are a beloved child adopted ...
Rather than dissolving your personhood, Gafni suggests that genuine liberation reclaims it at a higher (or deeper) level: You see that your personal qualities are the unique way in which the infinite field wants to become manifest in the world. ...
What responsibility do I have as a believer in the Lord Jesus? Is it enough to have made a profession of faith in the Lord? To live a good life, whatever that means. Or is there more that is expected of me as a child of God? Do I have a responsibility to represent Christ in the...
We can serve others and it’s a place where we can come to “lick our wounds” as we live our lives out in the world during the week. Yes, church is vitally important to the believer’s life! Did you know that the church began on the Day of Pentecost? If you’re feeling a ...
2. A true believer’s changed life comes from a heart of love to Christ. Hypocrites can clean up their outward behavior to be seen by men, to ease their troubled consciences, or to keep themselves from the consequences of their sins. But true believers love Christ and keep His commandment...