Tag: saved
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Sin Causes Suffering
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. – Romans 5:6
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Saved to Serve the Lord
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:8-10 (ESV) We’re not saved by works. That is not how […]
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Suffering in Sin
He took us from one state of being (dead) and led us to another state of being (alive).
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From Lost to Liberated
There isn’t much to worry about it. It is already taken care of by Christ. He’s done all of the heavy lifting. We just have to accept it as so. You see, we were once lost. We were “slaves to sin” as Paul so eloquently depicts us all (Romans 6:20). In other words, we were […]
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Leaving the Old and Living New in Christ
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.– 1 Corinthians 13:11, NKJV I started to realize that I had not changed much. No, I had aged somewhat. Years had been added to […]
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Go Give and Take Up Your Cross
Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.”- Mark 10:21 Jesus offers some straightforward advice to a rich young man […]
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Saved as Sinners
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23 We all have sinned. The Bible does not mince words when it comes to that. It speaks clearly on that fact, especially where Paul is concerned. We come to know that we never truly measure up to God’s standard. Thank God […]