God requires us to be merciful as He has been merciful to us, and to forgive as He has forgiven us. The following are steps to forgiving from our hearts.
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We cannot make others what we want them to be, and they cannot keep us from being the person God created us to be. What we have freely received from God, we freely extend to others.
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It’s very easy to get down on ourselves—especially when you fail or make a mistake. It’s easy to believe that God did not design us the way we should’ve been, or He made a mistake. But God knew exactly what He was doing when He created you.
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We glorify God by making ourselves known as Spirit-filled believers who give thanks to God always and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Church discipline is a process described in Matthew 18:15-20 as a progression from personal confrontation to a small group confrontation to church-wide awareness. Even though it may seem painful, the goals of church discipline are godly and good.
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This word precious in Hebrew means highly valued, esteemed, and prized. We're not precious and hidden in a back room. We're precious and always in His sight. We are precious in the best kind of way!
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The old self was crucified with Christ, but as believers we have to do our part in putting off the old self and putting on the new self, which means we must practice what God has already made us to be.
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Knowing your identity in Christ is will change the way you live—because you cannot consistently live in a way that is inconsistent with what you believe.
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For some of us, we take courage and strength knowing that we are God’s beloved. For others of us, it seems impossible, too good to be true, and we assume it must be for someone else. Let’s try to think about why we might react in either way.
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We are not supposed to recognize Christians for who they were before Christ, but for who they now are in Christ. That is why the Bible does not identify believers as sinners, but instead they are identified as saints.
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Thanks to the incredible redemptive work of Christ in your life, your old self has been replaced by a new self, governed by a new nature—one that was not there before. This new life characterizes you; not your past!
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When we believe in Christ and His grace toward us, we are adopted by God and can therefore call Him Father!
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Knowing who we are in Christ is the foundation for living free in Christ.
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But by virtue of the crucifixion of the old self, sin's power over you is broken. You are no longer under any obligation to serve sin, to obey sin, or to respond to sin.
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God has made us a completely new creation. We have been forgiven. We have been set free.
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You can know theology and be arrogant, but you cannot know God and be arrogant! Knowledge makes arrogance, but love edifies.
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Do you know what it feels like to be truly welcome somewhere? Continue reading to see how God welcomes you into His family.
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Christian leaders are not supposed to rely on their position as the basis for their leadership. Good, Christian leadership is not position based; it is character based.
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