No Longer Under Obligation to Sin (Repost)

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.

Identity in ChristNeil T. AndersonOctober 21, 2024Neil T. Anderson, Sin, RomansComment

An Encourager That Motivates

Encouragement gives us and others the courage to run the race with endurance.

Identity in ChristNeil T. AndersonMarch 4, 2024Neil T. Anderson, Acceptance, Affirmation, Romans, Accountability, AuthorityComment

Basic Needs of a Christian

Acceptance and affirmation are two of the most basic needs we all have. Those who are accepted and affirmed will voluntarily be accountable to authority figures.

Identity in ChristNeil T. AndersonFebruary 28, 2023Neil T. Anderson, Acceptance, Affirmation, Romans, Accountability, AuthorityComment

When Faced with an Enemy

Have you ever been deeply hurt by someone? Felt your trust violated? Been betrayed? Humanly speaking we can’t perfectly forget what has happened to us. But we can take the hurt and use it for the good of others.

DiscipleshipJonathan CarlFebruary 21, 2023Anger, Enemies, Peace, Forgiveness, RomansComment

Hope for Today and Tomorrow

What is your hope for today and tomorrow? To experience true hope, you must see yourself as a child of God. The blessed hope for the believer is "Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

Daily DevotionNeil T. AndersonFebruary 16, 2022Neil T. Anderson, Romans, Relationships, PurposeComment

Walking With God

Being yoked with Jesus does not mean we sit around thinking pious thoughts expecting God to do it all. Nor does it mean running around in endless activities trying to do it all by ourselves. It is a walk with the only One who knows the way—the one who is the truth and has the life to make it possible.

Daily DevotionNeil T. AndersonFebruary 9, 2022Neil T. Anderson, Romans, Relationships, PurposeComment

A Higher Priority

Have you ignored personal and spiritual relationships in your pursuit of human achievements? Relationships must always have a higher priority than temporal achievements.

Daily DevotionNeil T. AndersonFebruary 7, 2022Neil T. Anderson, Romans, Relationships, PurposeComment

You Are A Minister of Reconciliation

As God’s children, we are entrusted with the significant ministry of reconciliation, and the glory of the gospel of Jesus Christ is the story of enemies being reconciled.

Daily Devotion, Identity in ChristDan StudtMarch 1, 2021Identity in Christ, Reconciliation, Romans, Paul, Church, MinistryComment

Sin Is Not Your Master

We are no longer slaves to sin, because we are alive in Christ and dead to sin. This we cannot do for ourselves; however, Christ has already done it for us.

Identity in Christ, Daily DevotionNeil T. AndersonFebruary 24, 2021Neil T. Anderson, Romans, Truth, Death, Resurrection, SinComment

Ignorance is Not Bliss

People are not in bondage to past traumas—they are in bondage to the lies they believed as a result of the trauma. But if f we don’t know the truth, how can the truth set us free?

Do Good Anyway

No thing and nobody can keep us from being what God wants us to be. This poem from an unknown author will inspire you to live—giving it all you have.

Identity in ChristNeil T. AndersonJanuary 29, 2021Neil T. Anderson, Acceptance, Affirmation, Romans, Accountability, AuthorityComment

An Encourager That Motivates

Encouragement gives us and others the courage to run the race with endurance.

Identity in ChristNeil T. AndersonJanuary 28, 2021Neil T. Anderson, Acceptance, Affirmation, Romans, Accountability, AuthorityComment

Basic Needs of a Christian

Acceptance and affirmation are two of the most basic needs we all have. Those who are accepted and affirmed will voluntarily be accountable to authority figures.

Identity in ChristNeil T. AndersonJanuary 7, 2021Neil T. Anderson, Acceptance, Affirmation, Romans, Accountability, AuthorityComment

The Challenge in the Garden

Satan’s main goal is to tempt us to live independently of God. Since the devil is still roaring around like a hungry lion, how can you protect yourself from being deceived?

Editor's Picks, DiscipleshipNeil T. AndersonJuly 21, 2020Neil T. Anderson, Romans, Adam, Genesis, Garden of Eden, Satan, Temptation, Eve, Deception, RebellionComment

A Higher Priority

Have you ignored personal and spiritual relationships in your pursuit of human achievements? Relationships must always have a higher priority than temporal achievements.

Daily DevotionNeil T. AndersonJune 8, 2020Neil T. Anderson, Romans, Relationships, PurposeComment

Identifying Spiritual Gifts

God’s grace is manifested to others as we use the gift that God has bestowed on us to serve one another with the strength that He provides.

Dead to Sin; Alive in Christ

Sin is living our lives independently of God. But when you received Christ you died to sin and its power to dominate you was broken.

Daily DevotionNeil T. AndersonMay 14, 2020Neil T. Anderson, Sin, Romans, Satan, Paul, Sex, SexualityComment

When Faced with an Enemy

Have you ever been deeply hurt by someone? Felt your trust violated? Been betrayed? Humanly speaking we can’t perfectly forget what has happened to us. But we can take the hurt and use it for the good of others.

DiscipleshipJonathan CarlApril 27, 2020Anger, Enemies, Peace, Forgiveness, RomansComment