Tag: Acting on the Word
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Behave like a Christian
We have been called by Christ to be transformed into His image. A big part of that is to learn how to behave like a Christian at all times.
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Imitate to Learn and Grow in Christ
When we imitate to learn and grow in Christ, we are not being fake, we are trying to improve.
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A people chosen by God
We are a people chosen by God. In the first few verses of 1 Thessalonians 1 we see Paul speak to the church about this and he gives some insights from which we can learn.
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Christ The Foundation
(1 Corinthians 3:10-11) There is a work going on in every person who comes to the Lord. All people born on this earth are like a piece of raw material, a building block that needs to be shaped, cut and honed to form part of the building that is the temple of God in the…
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Change Your Behaviour
(Romans 6:12-13) In my last post we saw from the writing of Paul that when we come to Jesus and take on His death as our own through faith and by the grace of God, we are no longer sinners. We are no longer held accountable and condemned as sinners for we have moved from…
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God Is Just
(Romans 3:5-8) God is just. His justice is perfect and not susceptible to the weaknesses and failings of mans justice. God sees all things and knows all things and so when He judges, it is a just judgement based upon all truth and all evidence. When man judges he does not always have all the…
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Heart Of The Matter
(Romans 2:25-29) Circumcision was the sign given to Abraham as an outward recognition of the faith that he had in the promises that God had given to him. It was a sign that sealed the covenant of faith between God, Abraham and his descendants. But what is important to note in this is that it…
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Hypocrisy Condemned
(Romans 2:17-24) What is the worst thing that people hate in other people? Hypocrisy! And it is alo one of the things that God despises too, as Jesus showed again and again especially when He spoke to the Pharisees. Nobody likes a person who says one thing but does the opposite. The hypocrite is a…
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God Shows No Partiality
(Romans 2:6-11) People talk about the two great inevitabilities being death and taxes. However neither of those is inevitable as we can be set free from death in Jesus Christ and if you know how you can legally avoid taxes. But there is one thing that truly is an inevitability, and that is the God…
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Jealousy, the Green Eyed Monster!
(Acts 13:44-52) Jealousy! How many people have lost opportunities, friends, relationships and more because they were jealous? And how many have caused untold destruction, damage and misery because of their jealousy? Jealousy is often called the green eyed monster, and a monster it is! A destructive, powerful force within people that causes them to do…
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The Voice of One Crying Out in the Wilderness
(John 1:19-28) In the past few posts I have spoken a little about John the Baptist. There is an aspect to his ministry that I want to examine today that is quite different to the basic ministry he came to teach. I want to explore a little about “how” he taught, which also looks a…
