Tag: christian
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Take Stock of Your Branches
16But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18But if…
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Freed and Adopted
1I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, 2but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. 3In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. 4But when…
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On Whom Do You Rely?
10For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” 11Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live…
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A Most Important Verse
20I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.–Galatians 2 Paul was going after that either/or again of the…
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No Other Gospel
6I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach…
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3 Sovereign Choices
33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.–Proverbs 16 My thoughts: They cast a lot, or a type of dice, back in the day to secure answers to questions. I grew up hearing things like, “Heads, we do this. Tails, we do that.” Same principle. But this verse…
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Ponder a Response
28The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.–Proverbs 15 I played a season on my college’s improv team. I was encouraged by friends who were current team players to try out, and I had just enough Chris Farley-esque physical comedy skills to make an…
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The Ox and the Manger
4Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.–Proverbs 14 Today’s proverb is very simple to understand. “You like all that the ox can do, but you gotta feed him. And when you do, don’t be surprised if he’s always messing up the feeding area.”…
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Address the Thoughts
5The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.–Proverbs 12 One of the running subplots of the book of Proverb is who you identify with. You are either acting like the wise person or the fool. You are either listening to Lady Wisdom or Madam Folly. Here, you are either…
Joel M Bradshaw 