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Right living is not a result of doing, but rather a result of right believing. For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. (Proverbs 23:7)
Preaching about right living will not result in long-lasting or permanent change in people’s behavior. It’s time for us to go after the root, and the root is not in preaching right living, but in preaching right believing. Believe right and you will live right. The opposite is also true: Believe wrong and you will live wrong.
My friend, Christianity is not about behavior modification. It is about inward heart transformation. So start addressing the root instead. Get hold of good teachings that are full of God’s grace and that reveal His righteousness that comes by faith in Jesus.
When you are anchored on these unshakable foundations, your outward behavior will come in line with His Word and you will begin to be transformed into His image from glory to glory (2Corinthians 3:18).
So today, meditate on God’s grace toward you and how you are made right by Jesus’ finished work on the cross. You will produce the fruits of righteousness and reign in life! (Romans 5:17)
By your words you'll be justified and by your words you'll be condemned.
Walk in the light while you have it or darkness will come over you.
Once you have the light belive in the light and you will become a child of light.
From the believers heart shall flow rivers of living water.
He who drinks the water I give him shall never become thirsty, the water I give him shall be like a fountain inside him springing up to provide eternal life.
O hope of Israel! O Lord! All who forsake you shall be put to shame; those who turn away from you shall be recorded in the underworld, for they have forsaken the fountain of living water, the Lord.
He who believes in me shall do the works I do......
The works I do in my Father's name bear witness for me
The works the Father gave me to do, the very works I am doing testify God sent me.
Right living is not a result of doing, but rather a result of right believing. For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. (Proverbs 23:7)
Preaching about right living will not result in long-lasting or permanent change in people’s behavior. It’s time for us to go after the root, and the root is not in preaching right living, but in preaching right believing. Believe right and you will live right. The opposite is also true: Believe wrong and you will live wrong.
My friend, Christianity is not about behavior modification. It is about inward heart transformation. So start addressing the root instead. Get hold of good teachings that are full of God’s grace and that reveal His righteousness that comes by faith in Jesus.
When you are anchored on these unshakable foundations, your outward behavior will come in line with His Word and you will begin to be transformed into His image from glory to glory (2Corinthians 3:18).
So today, meditate on God’s grace toward you and how you are made right by Jesus’ finished work on the cross. You will produce the fruits of righteousness and reign in life! (Romans 5:17)
Right living is not a result of doing, but rather a result of right believing. For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. (Proverbs 23:7)
Preaching about right living will not result in long-lasting or permanent change in people’s behavior. It’s time for us to go after the root, and the root is not in preaching right living, but in preaching right believing. Believe right and you will live right. The opposite is also true: Believe wrong and you will live wrong.
My friend, Christianity is not about behavior modification. It is about inward heart transformation. So start addressing the root instead. Get hold of good teachings that are full of God’s grace and that reveal His righteousness that comes by faith in Jesus.
When you are anchored on these unshakable foundations, your outward behavior will come in line with His Word and you will begin to be transformed into His image from glory to glory (2Corinthians 3:18).
So today, meditate on God’s grace toward you and how you are made right by Jesus’ finished work on the cross. You will produce the fruits of righteousness and reign in life! (Romans 5:17)
God gives us grace because we are constantly disobedient to him, so we have grace to repent of our sins.
To be saved is being set apart, so your behavior is a huge way to set you apart. IF you are living just like the world (drunkenness, sexual immorality, idolatry, etc) and think grace is all you need with no change in your lifestyle, Jesus himself says he will reject you and say he never knew you.
Matthew 7:21-23 (NKJV) I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
God gives us grace because we are constantly disobedient to him, so we have grace to repent of our sins.
To be saved is being set apart, so your behavior is a huge way to set you apart. IF you are living just like the world (drunkenness, sexual immorality, idolatry, etc) and think grace is all you need with no change in your lifestyle, Jesus himself says he will reject you and say he never knew you.
Actually, being saved is about being delivered from something or someone.
IF you are living just like the world (drunkenness, sexual immorality, idolatry, etc) and think grace is all you need with no change in your lifestyle, Jesus himself says he will reject you and say he never knew you.
Read the OP. Do you see where it says right belief bears fruit? We could also say that belief includes a commitment to live according to the principles we learn from Jesus, would that help?
Read the OP. Do you see where it says right belief bears fruit? We could also say that belief includes a commitment to live according to the principles we learn from Jesus, would that help?
I've found that believing 'He is our righteousness' to be enough.
Think about it, He is the Lamb that takes away the sin of the world - with no condemnation comes freedom to live, knowing God is for you. Let's think of it this way: Jesus first said, "Neither do I condemn you" giving the woman (who was in line to be stoned to death) the power to "go and sin no more".
Paul gets deep into this, but I know Paul's not respected much by some around here; nevertheless, what he preached bears witness with our lives today. When I was getting the law put in my face constantly, I felt the weight of responsibility and guess what?
The strength of sin is the law, just like Paul said. If you focus on sin (law minded), that's what you'll see.
If you keep your eyes on His work on your behalf, you walk without temptation and fear of falling.
To recap, believers are told to "fear not" 365 times in the New Testament - and only once to "fear".
That we don't enter into rest.
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