Col. 2:9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity is embodied, 10 and in Him you have been made complete (full), and He is the head over all rule and authority; Here is a quote from Hudson Taylor’s own testimony as he discovered the limitless wonders of our Union with Christ; “Let us not then want […]
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“Watch unto (into) prayers” (1 Peter 4:7). “pray without ceasing;” 1 Thess. 5:17 “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving” (Colossians 4:2). To pray without ceasing is simply God’s way of saying, “Stay in constant communion and conversation with me.” He is not telling us to walk around all day long with
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2 Cor. 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the
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Deuteronomy 8:2-3 NASB You shall remember all the way which the LORD your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. [3] He humbled you and let you be hungry, and
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In Matthew 17, when Jesus, Peter, James, and John came down from the Mountain of Transfiguration, a man came up to Jesus and fell on his knees, asking the Lord to have mercy on his son. His son was severely demonized, which caused him to have epileptic fits, and he would often fall into the
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Gal.4:9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again? The reason that people have a tendency to turn back to the law; that
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2Cor. 3:18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding (mirror) the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, just as from the Lord, the Spirit. Transformation is a work of the Holy Spirit; that is, it is a total work of grace. Holiness is
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2Cor. 12:9 And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Just think, not only was God not disgusted with my frailty and weaknesses, He was
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What do we see, and what do we learn when confronted with fallen and broken humanity. I’m not just talking about the lost, though they are obviously included, but I’m also talking about the redeemed who have not yet been completed in their journey. Do we only see the dirt and the dung, and the
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Do you realize that there is nowhere in the Bible where it says that the Holy Spirit’s ministry is to convict Christians of sin? Does the Holy Spirit expose our sin? Of course, He does, but He does that by convicting us of our righteousness. He is always exposing to us our new true identity
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