Royal Priests
Then Father says something very interesting. “The LORD is his inheritance.” This tribe of priests have as their inheritance the Lord God Himself.
This is a shadow. The reality is found in Christ Jesus.
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God Chooses You!
Way back in the olden days, God told the Hebrew nation, “you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His personal possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.”
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Expressing Christ 8/8
It can be easy to say all this, but our human brains are trained from birth to look for the how-to of everything. The short answer is an old cliché. Let go and let God. “Let” is a verb that means: “not prevent or forbid”; “allow.”
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Expressing Christ 7/8
Earlier we read that the only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through Love. We also saw that the Love being referred to here is self-giving agape’ Love. We humans find that challenging. Truth be told, we find it impossible.
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Expressing Christ 6/8
If it’s from Father, it will not produce fear, doubt, guilt, or shame. Every good and perfect gift is from Him. (James 1:17) What He says will always be consistent with scripture and it will always be consistent with His character.
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Expressing Christ 5/8
Clearly there are things we are designed to do. Apparently, these things are to characterize our lives. That’s what walking in them means. Our lives are to be characterized by good works.
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Expressing Christ 4/8
One way is through worship. To worship is to glorify God. We glorify God when we make Him known in a relatable and understandable way. When we “manifest” Him, or make Him tangible to others.
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Expressing Christ 3/8
What is eternal has no beginning and no end, and therefore eternal Life is the kind of Life only God has. This is the Life in which we find ourselves living and moving and existing, as Acts 17:28 points out.
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Expressing Christ 2/8
The news that Christ is in us is great. However, just as some TV ads from a few decades ago exclaimed, “but wait, there’s more!” Not only is Christ in us, but we are also in Christ. We are baptized into Him. We are immersed in Christ.
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Spiritual Birth
Spiritual birth is even better than natural birth, for it contains eternal life. It cannot be undone.
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Body, Soul, and Spirit
Let’s face it, the world is full of evil of every sort. Sin is everywhere and we are not immune to the effects of evil and sin around us. It pervades our day-to-day lives and pressures us constantly. The temptation it engenders can be strong and we sometimes, maybe even often, fail to escape it.
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No Navel Gazing
No Navel Gazing Our new heart, our new spirit, and having the Spirit of God living in us, has practical value for our daily lives. Because of Jesus, we are freed from the need to continually examine ourselves. We no longer have to check every choice, every behavior, to see if it’s sinful or not.We…
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Righteous Despite Appearances
Righteous Despite Appearances Let’s begin in Genesis 15. Genesis 15:6 (NIV)“Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.” Abram (Abraham) was made righteous. God had promised him a son who would inherit his land. Now lets jump forward in his life.Genesis 16:1–3 (NIV)“Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children….
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Remember Who You ARE
Remember Who You ARE If you are disappointed with your attitudes and actions, remember who you are. Your identity is not determined by your actions. You are the child of your biological parents, a member of their family no matter how you behave. Even if you disavow your parents, you remain their child. You cannot…
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You are Out of This World
You have been raised with Christ.
You have been transferred out of the kingdom of darkness.
You have been transferred into the Kingdom of God.
