God’s not only given us immunity to sin’s power through Christ’s death, he’s also given us immunity to sin’s influence through Christ’s life, so that it’s possible for us to overcome sin. This is the journey God put us on when he summoned us to Christ’s throne. It’s the greatest journey [...]
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When Paul writes, “Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires (Romans 6:12),” he can say that to Christians because he knows it’s possible for us. And how does he know it’s possible? Because not only are we united with Christ in his death, we’re [...]
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When God the Father calls us, it’s like a summons to stand before Jesus Christ, supreme power of all powers, king of the universe and beyond, before whom all knees bow. It’s not to make us shake or quiver though, or freeze us in fright at all the things we’ve done wrong, it’s [...]
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“So how do I know I’m a Christian?” someone asked me, and not surprisingly, because he was in a pickle. For years he’d been falling prey to a powerful, predatorial sin which had been draining his finances like a blood-sucking bat and leaving him shattered at his own weakness. “What’s the [...]
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