Image via Author, Bighorn Range, Wyoming As identified in the last post, Jesus identified the foremost or greatest commandment as the command to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. There are good reasons for Jesus to say this, good reasons for us to take these words seriously. This …
Image via author, Bighorn Range, Wyoming Deuteronomy 6:4-9 “Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. And …
Continuing from the previous "Letting Go" post. Paul writes often about our life as a Christian, a disciple of Jesus Christ, in terminology that makes it clear show life it really is. Romans 8:10 - “But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is life because of …
I have been having a surprising number of conversations with people regarding the new covenant life we have in Christ as He lives His life in us. At least six separate conversations this week. People are hungry for the truth of our new covenant life in Christ. Why are so many becoming hungry to learn …
What is the truth of the matter in understanding what it means to be a true disciple of Jesus Christ? The scriptures are clear about the life of the true disciple. Exclusively clear. The following is not meant to be a statement of faith or a set of doctrinal positions. This is a summary of …
Leaders around the world are supposed to understand The Rule of Holes – when you find yourself in a hole and you are not supposed to be there, stop digging. Sadly, many of them do not understand it. Clearly, many politicians and bureaucrats, celebrities and professional athletes do not understand the Rule of Holes. More …
From A. B. Simpson "Christ Life." "This is the distinction I would bring before you - the Christian life and the Christ life. There is all the difference between them that there is between a system of truth and a living person; all the difference there is between ideas and living, loving hearts. Christian life …
From Cameron Fultz, in the forward to "Christ Life" by A.B. Simpson. Get this book. It is a critical read. "Getting "saved and born again" does not magically make the core nature we inherited from Adam suddenly disappear. Instead, unless Christ is revealed in us we will just continue using it to follow Jesus. We …
"For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that those who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose on their behalf." 2 Corinthians 5:14-15. For what are you living? Is it for …
“Let it never be said that we cannot know whether a Christian really loves Christ. It can be known. It can be discovered. The proof can be seen. You have heard them this very day. Love to the Lord Jesus Christ is no hidden, secret, unseen thing. It is like the light – it will …
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