Tag: freedom from sin
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A Ransom
1 Peter 1:18-19 “You were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.” One of the most frequent means that terrorists in our day and age use to inflict…
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Crossing Over
Joshua 3:15-16 “As soon as those bearing the ark had come as far as the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (now the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest), the waters coming down from above stood and rose up…
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The Law of Liberty
James 2:12 “the law of liberty” Do you know what a paradox is? One dictionary defines a paradox as “a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.” The Bible is full of such things. For example, in Matthew 5:6 Jesus tells us…
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Be What You Are
1 Peter 4:1-2 “Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.” Yesterday, in dealing with the passage above, we looked…
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True confession
Proverbs 28:13 “Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.” One of the clearest proofs of how sin has affected humanity is the way that it has infected our minds. So much of what we think is best for us is actually very detrimental, and vice versa. If…
To Encourage You 