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Condemnation part 4

04/04/2021 19:27

Let's start with a passage of Scripture and then get into it. "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth...

Condemnation part 3

04/03/2021 20:19

If condemnation is an adverse sentence, or verdict, and God's verdict for us was an everlasting, eternal, abundant, Resurrection Life sentence, then it is easy to see why there is now no condemnation for those who belong to Jesus. And, to me at least, it's easy to see that when Jesus was lifted up...

Condemnation part 2

04/02/2021 19:33

Let's look at our key verse for this Rant series and really dive into it. "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit" (Romans 8:1). And I'm using the King James Version here because that's the version that (on my...

Condemnation part 1

04/01/2021 19:02

I just released a podcast episode today about the afterlife. About how our whole view of what happens after death may or may not be the same as Jesus's. And one of the points I've been trying to make recently on the podcast is that even if hell DID exist as a place for an angry God to torment and...

The Golden Rule part 5

03/31/2021 18:18

The difference between being Christ-centered and being self-centered... is people. Being Christ-centered means being people-centered. Jesus said, ""And the King will say, 'I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!'""...

The Golden Rule part 4

03/30/2021 18:11

Charity starts at home, am I right? Mother Teresa said, "If you want to change the world, go home and love your family." That is the place we have the most influence. Those are the people who are affected most by what we say and do. Unfortunately, it seems like a lot of the time we give our family...

The Golden Rule part 3

03/29/2021 17:52

When you're thinking about others you need to think about OTHERS. That, to me, is the key to the Golden Rule. Taking the premise of "treat others as you want to be treated" in the general sense of "I want people to be kind to me so I'm going to be kind to people" in the "be the change you want to...

The Golden Rule part 2

03/28/2021 20:24

Treating others as you want to be treated is NOT about getting people to treat you the way you want to be treated. Love is giving. It is never about getting. If getting is your motivation... you need to reevaluate some things. If getting is your motivation... you either haven't fully grasped or...

The Golden Rule part 1

03/27/2021 18:13

I feel like there are things I return to in my minstry. Things that I keep coming back to, to preach and teach and write and rant about over and over. And these are not necessarily things I think I have a completely firm grasp on. Because a lot of my ministry is discovery. Figuring things out. Or,...

First part 5

03/26/2021 18:26

The thing to remember about those who humble themselves being exalted is that it being exalted is not the goal. Jesus wasn't giving us an if-then statement. He wasn't saying, "If you humble yourself, then you will be exalted." It wasn't a loophole, or a shortcut, to getting what we want. Because,...

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