God’s people, His just, His righteous—Christians are not overcome by evil. No. They overcome evil with good. How? We live by faith, the power of the Holy Spirit giving us both the will and to do God’s good pleasure. This lifestyle is obeying (loving) God, as is also keeping, and fulfilling the law of God,Continue reading “Lifestyle: Overcome evil with good”
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When Success Is Failure
When? Listen to this! youtu.be/GusmyRNDGTM or https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GusmyRNDGTM&feature=youtu.be
The good shepherd
Choose to live by faith having spiritual and physical health— living love (obedience) unto God. In reading 1Samuel 17, I began to see why David was a man after God’s own heart. I thank God for His knowledge and understanding. God has given us all we need to know in His Word. The good shepherdContinue reading “The good shepherd”
The unconverted
The soul who is not converted cannot give what they do not have. The unconverted cannot give the true gospel. They will pervert the gospel. They do not have true repentance. They have not given up self to fully be governed by God. Self is not dead. Self is kicking and screaming, fighting against theContinue reading “The unconverted”
Sanctification, and sin
The believer’s death to sin: In principle “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? ThereforeContinue reading “Sanctification, and sin”
By faith
Righteousness is by faith, not of works. Obedience is evidence of faith. We do not do what we don’t believe. Believing on Jesus: Belief is an action verb—if we believe God, We do what He says do. Abraham’s righteousness apart from works:apart from circumcision. Abraham believed God, his choice of obedience to God was accountedContinue reading “By faith”
Unbelief: Jew and Gentile
The circumcised Jews are not inwardly circumcised. They do not believe the oracles of God. They are as the Gentiles that are of uncircumcision. “What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. For what if someContinue reading “Unbelief: Jew and Gentile”