How do we live this Christ life in us every day? These posts will offer practical help for this most vital endeavor.
"For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out." Romans 7:18. There comes a point in our growth into Christ that we must enter into despair. Not despairing of life or …
The true children of our God is a way of being, not a way of behaving only. To be a child of our God seek to live a life characterized by the following traits day-in, day-out. True children of our God know Him intimately and love Him above all other loves. True children of our …
"Therefore since it still remains for some to enter that rest, and since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not go in because of their disobedience...for if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of …
2 Peter 1:3-4 His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by his own glory and excellence. Thus, He has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is …
James Montgomery, (1771 - 1854) was the son of Moravian parents who died on a West Indies mission field while he was in boarding school. Montgomery inherited a strong religious bent, a passion for missions, and an independent mind. One to speak his mind in person and in print, he was often troubled by the …
On the cost of the cross of Christ to each one who would truly follow Him. “No work that is set on following the Crucified escapes the cross. It would not wish to do so. Sooner or later, if those who must give account to God do not weaken on some point of loyalty to …
Horatius Bonar, born Edinburgh in 1808, wrote over 600 hymns and renditions of various psalms. He also wrote Christian poetry and prose. His early writing included a line of Gospel tracts known as the "Kelso Tracts," due to the fact that he was a pastor in Kelso, Scotland when he wrote them. In 1843, he …
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Banner image via author, evening in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Many people see themselves as followers of Jesus Christ. By this they mean they believe the facts about Jesus as they have heard them. They may have gone forward at an event, believed enough to say a prayer of commitment to Him, and have tried to obey what they have chosen as His commands to …
"The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever." - Isaiah 32:17 "Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God." - 2 Corinthians 7:1 "Moreover, we had human parents to …
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