Tag: Colossians 3
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The David Standard
15David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.–2 Samuel 8 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David before him. (2 Chronicles 17:3) Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he…
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Take Your Heart Seriously With God
6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.” 7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”–1 Samuel 16 Below…
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Follow the Evidence
14What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? –James 2 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance… (Luke 3:8a) Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these,…
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Cancel a Debt
1At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts.–Deuteronomy 15 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. (Matthew 6:12) Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. (Colossians 3:13) Think of forgiveness like a…
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“Put to Death”
4It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. 5That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet…
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The Greatest Intentionality
9…seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices 10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.–Colossians 3 As I journey with people who desire to change, I most always lead them through these verses. I have them ponder their old self, their…
Joel M Bradshaw 