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Category Archives: sanctification
the grace walk
Ephesians 5:1-21. The believer imitates God’s grace by walking the grace walk. The grace walk is a life that imitates God’s sacrificial love. Just as Christ gave himself up for us, so we who walk the grace walk are to … Continue reading
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imitating grace
Ephesians 4:17-32. We are no longer the old selves. The old selves were alienated from God, corrupt on the inside and callous, carnal, and covetous on the outside. We must put off those old selves and put on the … Continue reading
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being led by the Spirit
Galatians 5:16-26. Paul tells the Galatians to walk by the Spirit. That means letting the Holy Spirit be the controlling power in their motivations, and the deciding influence in their actions. That is being led by the Spirit (18), which … Continue reading
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the gospel of redemption
Galatians 3:10-14. Remember that Paul is dealing with the challenge of a false teaching in Galatians. The “troublers” from Jerusalem have convinced the Gentile Galatians that they need to add obedience to the Mosaic law (as defined by Jewish tradition) … Continue reading
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in step with the gospel
Galatians 2:11-14. When he encountered Peter’s hypocrisy, Paul could have done the same thing Peter did, claiming Peter’s authority. That would have been the easy thing to do. But there was a lot at stake here. It was not just … Continue reading
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food of the gods
1 Corinthians 8. The Corinthian Christians had been rescued from a pagan, animistic society that was in deep bondage to the spirits who masqueraded as gods. Having been set free and knowing the reality of Christ gave them knowledge that … Continue reading
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incongruous
1 Corinthians 6. Paul addresses two incidents in which people within the church in Corinth are acting in an incongruous manner. Their actions are inconsistent with what Jesus did for them. He justified them by his substitutionary death. He washed … Continue reading
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present sufferings, future glory
Romans 8:18-39. The sufferings of this present time consist of two types. The creation itself groans as if in childbirth. This means that things are not going to go well for anyone. There will be tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, … Continue reading
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life-choices
Romans 8:1-17. The secret to victory in spite of the time of testing we face as believers is that there is another law at work within us. This law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus accepts the reality … Continue reading
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the time of testing
Romans 7. The Christian who desires to please God and walk according to the resurrected life will immediately recognize a struggle. Sin continues to live within him, and wage war against his good intentions. He will often have the desire … Continue reading
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