"For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 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 …
Tag: Surrender
Our Only Boast
In the previous post on this topic, we explored the words of Paul in Galatians 6:14 about his only boast being in the cross of Christ. Paul, in his words to the Galatian disciples, is echoing an idea that comes from a passage in the Old Testament, one that is quoted several times in the …
The Cross Our Boast
Galatians 6:14-16 “May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything; but a new creation is everything! As for those who will follow this rule—peace be upon them, and …
Key to the Kingdom: Repent
Photo by JOHN TOWNER on Unsplash “In coming to Christ we do not bring our old life up onto a higher plane; we leave it at the cross.” – AW Tozer “The time is fulfilled, the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe the gospel.” - Jesus Christ, as recorded in Mark 1:15 …
To Give Up Self is to Gain Everything
“Abundant life comes to you when the old you ceases to breathe, and the new you comes to life.” A.W. Tozer, perhaps the greatest Christian thinker and writer of the 20th century, compared the New Testament teachings about the cross we are to carry, which he called the “Old Cross,” with what he called “the …
We Must Die on the Way of the Cross
“All God's plans have the mark of the cross on them, and all His plans have death to self in them.” E. M Bounds “Christ is Lord and can make any demands upon us that He chooses, even to the point of requiring that we deny ourselves and bear the cross daily. The mighty anointing …
Without Limit 