What is the significance of being “in Christ” by faith in Jesus Christ and our Father in heaven? Eternal life, unity, freedom, provision
This week, I had a major mind shift on what was accomplished on the death and resurrection of Christ. This week I read and studied Romans, which is a huge systematic laying out of going from a sinner to believer. It was mostly written
One of the biggest obstacles in doing ministry here in McLeod Ganj is the deception. Even people I thought I could trust, turned out to be full of the most lies. The situations have led me to ponder and ask God “How can I combat this?” I feel like the answer I’ve received is that their deception doesn’t define them or prevent me from loving them, its just another opportunity to show and
What is our motivation behind our actions? There are many motivations for what we do: greed, power, lust, and hate, but I am finding out that the most important and most lasting actions are done out of love. I am convinced more and more that love is the most powerful force in this world. It makes even more sense when we read that God is love (1 John 4:8).
The other motivations fail in comparison to actions done out of love. I’ve heard of so many stories of one person’s hate being overwhelmed by love. Why is it? We weren’t made to hate, we weren’t made to seek power, we weren’t made to be motivated by greed, we were made to love and
The bible is a love story. Some of you might be saying,”No way, it’s just a book of do’s and don’ts. There is no plot, sure there are lots of characters, but they all don’t tie together. How could it be true?”
Here’s what I’m learning and God is revealing to me.
First of all, why did God create man? God wanted something to just
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