Tag: Pride
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Episode 24 – Understanding the Nature of Man
Every person starts walking down Salvation Road in the same place: Walking WITHOUT Jesus. We are all people of this world and we all suffer the same frailties, weaknesses, lusts, passions and desires. We walk in a constant state of sinfulness. To fully appreciate the salvation that Christ offers us, we will first look at…
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It’s Not About Position
(2 Corinthians 5:11-12) In this world, position means everything. Position is power and people seek the power of positions to further their own goals, whether that is to gain money, credibility, authority or to help others. In this world it is all about position. But in Christ, it’s not about position, as Paul spoke of…
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Understanding the Word Of God
(2 Corinthians 1:12-14) One of the things that always concerns me is how some people make the word of God difficult to understand. Those who go through doctrinal training at bible schools and universities are often most to blame as they make the word hard to understand by using big words and difficult concepts that…
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Beware Of Arrogance
(1 Corinthians 10:6-12) This section of scripture exhorts us to learn the lessons of the past. Too often in this world we find that people do not learn from the mistakes of others, let alone their own mistakes, and so they repeat the same bad decisions and wrong behaviour over and over again. The old…
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Being Humble
(1 Corinthians 4:6-7) In this short section of scripture Paul is trying to give the Corinthian church some perspective regarding their call and conversion in Jesus Christ. Note his words, 6 I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond…
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Live In Harmony
Romans 12:16 In this world there is terrible conflict. It is the way of the world that one person or one group stands opposed to others. The nature of this world is competition to compete for what is best for the individual. In this day and age in particular the fundamental philosophy of the world…
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Humility
(Romans 12:3) If there is one attribute of Jesus Christ that He epitomized and which we are to aspire to it is humility. There is no way that any person can or will be able to enter the kingdom of God unless they are humble. Not a presence of humility, but humble through and through…
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Beware Pride And Arrogance
(Romans 11:13-24) So often today I see infighting between the different denominations and groups who call themselves Christians. I see Protestants arguing with Catholics, Pentecostals arguing with non-spirit filled religions, and everything in between. Every group has a point of view and every group believes they are correct and have the truth, the whole truth…
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Pride Goes Before A Fall
(Luke 18:9-14) There are many instances and lessons in the Bible of where we see that pride goes before a fall. This section of scripture shows it in the light of how we live our lives as Christians, and how not to live. It shows the difference between one who is self-righteous and another who…
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Will You be Recognised by God?
(Luke 14:7-11) What are the greatest words you could ever hear? It has to be the Lord saying on judgement day, “Well done good and faithful servant.” (Matthew 25:21, 23) That would be the ultimate recognition and aspiration for all who seek to follow Jesus Christ. But how do we achieve this recognition? What must…
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Pride Goes Before a Fall
(Luke 9:46-48) The disciples began arguing amongst themselves as to who was the greatest among them. How typical is this of the way that man thinks. This is pride, pure and simple, and as the saying goes, “Pride goes before a fall.” The Problem with Pride Pride is a problem for all of mankind, but…
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Making a Request of God
(Mark 10:35-45) James and John were two brothers and disciples of the Lord. They came to him asking if Jesus would grant them to sit at his right and his left hand in his kingdom. (Verse 37) There was a lesson for them and the rest of the disciples to learn and Jesus used this…
