For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness? Romans 6:14 -16 God’s promises are more powerful and effectual for mortifying sin, than our promises to God. Sin may be a challenge in a believer, and create a great deal of hardship, but it will not have dominion…
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Jesus Washes Disciples Feet Part 2
Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” Jesus said to him, ” The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not everyone of you. For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “not all of you are Clean.” When he had washed their outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. IF I then, your…
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Pay Attention for Forgiveness
Pay attention to yourselves! If you brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents forgive him. Luke 17:3 “Don’t Judge!” is a phrase we hear a lot lately. I do think there is a time when we shouldn’t judge and this is towards non believers. All we can do is pray for them and let God’s light shine through us. We need to be loving towards them. Let’s take a look at the word rebuke. It means according to dictionary.com, is to express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions. In this verse, is saying that if we see our brothers and sisters in Christ sinning, we…
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Truely Seeking God
if my people who are called y my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn form their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 1 Chronicles 7:14 When we are God’s children, we are called by His name. We are dedicated to God. being a child of god, we must humble ourselves before God. We must realize that we have failures and inabilities. We will have to repent of our sins. We must renew our commitment to follow in the ways of God. His plans, desires, and purposes. Humbling ourselves means to recognize how we need God’s…
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Mercy Towards Iniquities
For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more. Hebrews 8:12 Isn’t God amazing that he will be merciful towards our iniquities! What exactly does iniquities mean? It means wickedness, sinfulness, immorality, or soul. These are some hard words to swallow. This is apart of us before Jesus Christ. Here God is telling us that He will be merciful towards our iniquities, and that he will not remember our sin anymore. How exciting is that! We get to start new because of his mercy he offers to us. Our slate is clean. It is white as snow. Again, this is all due to…
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Steadfast Love Endures Forever
Psalm 136:1, 4, 23 (please read the whole chapter in your Bible) Give thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures forever… to him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever, It is He who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever. God’s steadfast love endures forever! How comforting is our God. Please read the whole chapter. So many good points of the Israelites history and how God’s steadfast love endures! These three verses are what spoke to my heart. We should be very, very thankful for God’s steadfast love. Let’s face it, we mess up, we doubt, we sin,…
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Baptism of Repentance
He went into all the vicinity of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Luke 3:3, Matthew 3:2, Mark 1:4 Repentance – the greek word metanoeo means to turn around, to make a complete change. This change is to turn away from evil (sin) and turn toward God through faith in Jesus Christ our Savior. It’s changing our thoughts about God. Our attitude needs to also change towards God. We ned to daily search ourselves for sin and ask for forgives. Repentance means changing the leadership in our lives. Letting God have total leadership in our life. we cannot serve satan anymore. Before salvation…