Dead Body Remedy
As we turn to Jesus for help in every trial or temptation, we are giving permission to the Holy Spirit to give “life” to our “mortal bodies” by completely trusting him to show his power through us. The result is a God response far beyond our personal weakness.
“But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus ....
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The Great “Escape”!
The “great salvation” that Jesus has secured for us has three parts. One part is justification, which is what we receive when we accept Christ. This is a “gift” received by faith in Jesus Christ alone and cannot be earned by ....
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“Ceased from sin”?
“Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;” - 1 Pet 4:1 (KJV) (emphasis added)
The words, “ceased from sin” can be confusing unless you understand the Greek language they were translated from. First it is important to....
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“Heirs of Salvation”
“But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?” - Heb 1:13-2:2 (KJV)
“Heirs of salvation” seems to imply that you can inherit eternal life....
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Old “Husband”
New “Husband”
In the Law of Moses, the only way a woman could be freed from her husband was if he died. Likewise, in Romans chapter 7 verses 1 – 6, Paul makes the analogy of how the Law was our husband, and our only way we could be separated from it was death. Jesus died in our place and freed us from our old husband. We are now married to Christ and because of this....
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We Have Died to “Sin”
So Why do We “Sin”?
“God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” - Romans 6:2(KJV)
The “sin nature” no longer has the authority to rule over us, i.e. we have died to its authority. However, the “sin nature” is still a resident in our body and we give it power every time we begin trusting in our own strength again which always leads to....
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Eternal Life vs. Inheritance
Eternal life is a gift received by faith alone as declared in Ephesians 2:8-9
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast”. - Eph 2:8-9 (KJV)
Jesus secured our eternal life by his death on the....
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The Act of “Faith”
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths". - Prov 3:5-6 (KJV)
These promises of God are true for every one of us. However, in order....
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“so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,” - Eph 3:17 (NIV)
“Through Faith” Christ dwells in our hearts. The same “faith” we experienced when we first trusted in Jesus. When we recognized our sin would separate us from God forever but God made a way for us to be forgiven by sending...
“Suffered in the Flesh”
“Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;” - 1 Pet 4:1 (KJV)
When we think of how “Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh,” we tend to think of his crucifixion. However, there was much more that he suffered which....
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Two Judgment Seats
“Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad”. - 2 Cor 5:9-10 (KJV)
This is the first judgment seat and only deals with the “works” of....
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How to “Walk in the Spirit”
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” - Gal 5:16 (KJV)
This command by the Apostle Paul is a command that involves the choice of every believer. Remember the day that you accepted Christ? You had no pride, you were weak, and you were humble. You put your full confidence in Jesus Christ alone for forgiveness....
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Rejoice in Sufferings:
Why and How
God is our strength in all trials and tribulations. Never let any trial become bigger in our minds than God who made all things for a purpose and has promised that he is working all things together for our good. If we consciously keep God bigger than the test, his grace will flow into our hearts. This will build our character and we will approach every test with the conviction ....
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Conditional Impossibility!
“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame....
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Being Made “Righteous”
“For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” - Romans 5:19 (KJV)
When we receive Jesus Christ as our savior, we are justified before God and escape the judgment of eternal....
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“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,” - Eph 3:17 (KJV)
The key to being “rooted and grounded in love” is “Christ (dwelling) in your hearts by faith.” This implies that you are walking...
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Faith Pulse
"What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works....
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We Have a Choice
“…ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.” - Eph 1:13-14 (KJV)
From these verses, it is clear that the “holy Spirit” guarantees our “inheritance.”
Since our “inheritance” is earned....
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When You Were a Slave of Sin
“But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.” - Romans 6:17-18 (NKJ)
Before we surrendered our lives to Jesus....
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A “Living Sacrifice”
Remember the day that you gave your heart to Jesus? That day, you surrendered everything to him and were a “living sacrifice”. This is literally what Jesus did when he surrendered to the Father’s will and laid his life down for us.
However, Jesus didn’t do it just one day, every day of his life, his goal was to “be about my....
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