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  • Philippians 1:9-11 - Synthetic Fruit

    God infuses new qualities into the will,  making the dead will alive,  the evil one good, the unwilling Synthetic righteousness is the seemingly good deeds we produce in and of ourselves in order to make our come to know Christ, the more you will naturally and organically bear this fruit in your life and be made

  • 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 - Not Your Own, Part 2

    CONTEXT: If you've not yet read yesterday's post, read it first to understand why today's passage makes Verse 9 makes marriage seem like it's merely an institution for those who lack sexual self control, as the instruction for both husbands and wives to yield control of their own bodies to the other only makes Some selfishly see it as a mechanism to make themselves happy, so it's easy to see how such a person sexual abuse when one partner continually gives up more bodily autonomy than the other in order to make

  • 1 Peter 2:21-25 - The 'So-That' Savior

    in his mouth.” 23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made 20: The Justice and Mercy of God in Christ We believe that God— who is perfectly merciful and also very So God made known his justice toward his Son, who was charged with our sin, and he poured out his goodness nails driven into His hands and feet, how much more did He who "committed no sin" not deserve to have every The second hina clause takes things a step further: not just must you live as Jesus lived, you must die

  • Matt. 28:19-20; 1 Cor. 11:23-26 - Only Two

    Sacraments are the two -and only two- God has commanded His Word be made visible. We are to go and make disciples. It is an imperative; a command given to all believers. When we make these disciples of Jesus Christ, they are to be baptized. WHO GOD IS: The God of all truth; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that the Holy Spirit would make

  • Psalm 19:7-14 - Clearer & Fuller

    is before our eyes like a beautiful book in which all creatures, great and small, are as letters to make Second, he makes himself known to us more openly [clearly and fully] by his holy and divine Word, as of important concepts like His covenant love or unchanging faithfulness by just looking at what He's made As the Belgic Confession puts it, God "makes himself known to us more openly by his holy and divine Word

  • Hebrews 9:11-15 - The Price of Redemption

    Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly Hebrew high priest would enter into God's presence and sprinkle the blood of a sacrificial lamb to make For you to be actually forgiven and made right with God, a far higher price needed to be paid. Make sure the way you live reflects the infinitely high price Christ paid for your redemption.

  • Luke 16:10-13 - Who Do You Work For?

    Does the way you handle money now make you trustworthy to handle true riches? But in God’s sight theft also includes cheating and swindling our neighbor by schemes made to appear Those who are faithful in very little are also said to be faithful in much. Likewise, those who are dishonest in very little are also dishonest in much. Jesus is warning the Disciples against allowing money to make them its slave.

  • 2 Peter 1:16-21 - A Light Shining Into the Darkness

    But what makes the Bible different is that its message didn't originate with the authors. What makes us different as Reformed Christians is that we subscribe to Confessions, like the Heidelberg gives us His Words which accurately and authoritatively give rule to our lives and point us to the Word made

  • Mark 14:17-26 - Interrupted

    Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take He did this to testify to us that just as truly as we take and hold the sacraments in our hands and eat Summary Our practice in Reformed churches is to participate in communion usually every 4-6 weeks. We also, like Jesus, warn those who would pretend to sit at the table on Sunday while denying Christ every as magnificent as what it is, isn't a very accurate representation of the actual scene).

  • 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 - Equal Co-workers

    the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6  I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7  So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes letters) that Paul sent them, because if we were unable to read these corrections, we would certainly make A little child can't make himself grow - God works that miracle - but at the same time, a child who doesn't AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, who makes all things - especially His Church

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