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A Living Sacrifice
“Offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Pet. 2:5). In Romans 12:1 Paul pleads with believers to present their bodies to God as a living and holy sacrifice, which is an appropriate and acceptable act of worship. But as someone has rightly said, the problem with living sacrifices is they tend […]
Is Heaven Our Default Destination…or Is Hell?
July 8, 2010
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By Randy Alcorn The safest road to hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. — C. S. Lewis For every American who believes he’s going to Hell, there are 120 who believe they’re going to Heaven. This optimism stands in stark contrast to Christ’s words in […]
Jesus Christ Is Everything, or He Is Nothing
July 7, 2010
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By Justin Edwards “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. – Jesus in Revelation 3:15-16 For the grace of God that brings salvation […]
Transformation
July 2, 2010
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By Mike Ratliff Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:2 ESV) Despite the fact that the unregenerate refuse to accept what I am about to […]
Can a True Christian Backslide?
July 1, 2010
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Certainly true Christians can backslide, if by that you mean they can regress into a period of spiritual dullness or disobedience. Those who do so will bring God’s discipline (Hebrews 12:6-11). That’s because God disciplines those who are true sons (v. 8). But no, if you are thinking of backsliding as a perpetual state of […]
Surrender
June 25, 2010
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By Justin Edwards I’m giving you my heart, and all that is withinI lay it all down for the sake of you my KingI’m giving you my dreams, I’m laying down my rightsI’m giving up my pride for the promise of new life I’m singing You this song, I’m waiting at the crossAnd all the […]
Godly Sorrow or "Hopeless Repentance"?
June 24, 2010
By Justin Edwards A powerful message on repentance by Pastor Loran Livingston: Godly Sorrow.mp3 NOTES: Until Jesus comes into your heart, you belong to the devil Until He comes in, you are the temple of the devil A nation or individual who tries to do better without calling on the true and living God is […]
A Broken and Contrite Heart
June 22, 2010
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By Justin Edwards Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, And […]
Apostasy – Impossible for the Regenerated
June 17, 2010
Deception Begins with Unbelief by Mike Ratliff And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is […]
A Call to Arms, Christian
June 16, 2010
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Dear Chrisitan, Let’s Press On By Ken Silva But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in […]
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July 9, 2010
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