I decided to follow Jesus when I was a little girl, and I was on fire at first. There is a hysterical tape recording (yes, I’m that old) of me rattling off Bible verses and singing camp songs. I am thankful the Word of God was instilled in me when…
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From Helpless and Hopeless to Powerful and Free
Everything Paul has written to the Roman Christians up to this point emphasizes this truth: There is therefore now no condemnation. No guilty verdict. No punishment. Judgment for our sins, past and present, is forever gone in Christ. Apart from Christ, we were helpless and hopeless. In Christ, we are…
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No One is Without Excuse
In Romans 1, when Paul confronted the stuff we’d rather not talk about and laid out the litany of sinful lifestyles people who deny God get caught up in, he knew there were some in the crowd with puffed chests and raised chins. He knew people were looking around at…
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The Old Self Is Gone!
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. – Galatians 2:20 NLT Jaws were dropping as…
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Did God Really Say? – 10 Things the Devil Doesn’t Want You to Believe
Since the beginning of time, the enemy’s primary method of attack has been to plant seeds of doubt and drive a wedge between us and God. To this day, he continues to whisper the age-old question that led to the original sin in the Garden of Eden: “Did God really…