Tag: family of God
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Opportunities to Do Good
(Galatians 6:9-10) As Christians we are called to learn how to walk in love, and part of that process is to do good to all people.This is what the verses I am looking at today are speaking about. God is love, and we are being transformed into His image as we walk with Christ, learning…
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Restored with a Spirit of Gentleness
(Galatians 6:1) Many places in the Bible, and especially in the New Testament speak of the need for fellowship. The essence of this is that Jesus came to establish a church, that is, a collective of believers who followed Him. It was never God’s intention that man stand alone, either separated from God or from…
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Christians Unite
(2 Corinthians 10:7) How many denominations, sects, groups, cults and churches exist under the banner of being Christians? I’m quite certain I have no idea, and nor does any other man upon this earth. Only God knows how many there may be. But there seems to have been a challenge within Christendom going back hundreds…
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Harmony in the Church
(1 Corinthians 7:6-7) These two verses sit amidst Paul's discussions about marinate and sexual immorality. However they have a wider implication than just those two areas of concern for all people, and it is worth exploring. There is an aspect of this that can help us understand both ourselves and other people and when understood…
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Disputes Amongst Brothers
(1 Corinthians 6:1-8) Because we are not perfect and because we all make many mistakes there will be disputes amongst the brethren in the church from time to time. The Lord knows that we are all works in progress and as such we will say and do things that are not appropriate for people bearing…
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Greeting The Brethren
(Romans 16:1-16) In this last chapter of Romans Paul instructs the church to greet various of the disciples in the churches on his behalf. It is clear that these greetings are not a simple formal acknowledgement of those people but rather are a warm, friendly and heartfelt joy the Paul feels for each of these…
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Encourage One Another
(Romans 15:1-3) When Christ Jesus came to the earth He preached the gospel of the good news of the kingdom of God and established the means by which man could be reconciled to God and enter His kingdom.he selected disciples and taught them all they would need to know to make more disciples and to…
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Brotherly Love
(Romans 14:1-4) There are many people with different Christian backgrounds who read this and other Christian blogs. They come from all denominations and sects of the church, both from mainstream churches as well as small independent groups, home churches and those going solo who are in-between churches. The one thing ALL of these people have…
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Living in the Family of God
(Romans 12:13) This scripture truly lays the basis for living in the family of God. It epitomizes the brotherly love that exists in the family of God and one of the many ways that love shoud be manifested within the family. The verse reads as follows. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek…
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Protection of The Father
(John 17:6-10) Do you fear the people of the world and what they may do to you? Do you perhaps hide your Christian faith for fear or worry about what people might say? Do you see the things going on in this world and worry about your life here, especially matters like earthquakes, natural disasters,…
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There will be No Sneaking In
(John 10:1-6) I’m a bit old to go to nightclubs, but I have seen plenty of video and film footage of what they are like. To get into the really exclusive places you have to go through the front door. And there is always some really big dude with muscles on his muscles, a T-shirt…
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The Reluctant King
(John 6:15) What would you do if you had unlimited power? Would you use it for the good of your fellow man or use it to feather your own nest? Perhaps a bit of both? You know, help the under privileged but make sure you were comfortable yourself? Well we get an insight into the…
