16
Aug '17
Crucified With Christ
16
Aug '17
by Ronnie Hewitt
Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Paul describes his relationship with Christ in terms of a profound personal attachment to Jesus. He is completely reliant upon the Lord. Those who have faith in Christ live their lives in intimate union with their Lord, both in His death and in His resurrection.
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08
Aug '17
Examine Yourself
08
Aug '17
by Ronnie Hewitt
“Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you–unless, of course, you fail the test?” (2Corinthians 13:5)
Paul encouraged the Corinthian believers to examine themselves to see if they really were or not in Christ. Self-examination is an important and necessary task that all Christians should engage in. No knowledge is as important to believers as the certainty that they have eternal life. It is very important that we understand that it is possible for a Christian to become disqualified before God, if he ceases walking in the light (cf. 1John 1:5-7).
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31
Jul '17
Take Captive Every Thought
31
Jul '17
by Ronnie Hewitt
2Corinthians 10:3-5 “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
Christian warfare involves bringing all our thoughts into alignment with Christ’s will; failure to do so will lead to immorality and spiritual death (Rom 6:16, 23; 8:13). I believe that we can use the following steps to bring our thought life under Christ’s lordship.
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