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THE LIFE OF GOD

This I say and solemnly testify in the Lord,

that you must no longer live as the heathen

do in their perverseness of their minds.

Their moral understanding is darkened

and their reasoning is beclouded.

They are alienated from the life of God

because of the ignorance that is deep-

seated in them, due to their hardness of

heart.

In their spiritual apathy they have become

callous and past feeling and reckless and

have abandoned themselves to unbridled

sensuality, eager and greedy to indulge

in every form of impurity.

But you did not so learn Christ!

Assuming that you have really heard Him

and been taught by Him, as Truth is in Jesus.

Strip yourselves of your … Continue Reading

STRIP

Strip yourselves of your former nature

which characterized your previous

manner of life and becomes corrupt

through lusts and desires that spring

from delusion;

And be constantly renewed in the

spirit of your mind,

And put on the new nature created

in God’s image, in true righteousness

and holiness.

Therefore, rejecting all falsity and being

done now with it, let everyone express

the truth with his neighbor, for we are

all parts of one body and members of

one another.

When angry, do not sin; do not ever let

your fury last until the sun goes down.

Leave no room or foothold for the devil.

Let the thief steal no more, but rather let

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ENJOY

Since we are declared righteous,

and given a right standing with

God through faith, let us grasp

the fact that we have the peace

of reconciliation to hold and to

enjoy peace with God through

our Lord Jesus Christ.

Through Him also we have our

access by faith into God’s favor

in which we firmly and safely

stand.

And let us rejoice and exult in

our hope of experiencing and

enjoying the glory of God.

Moreover let us also be full of

joy now! Let us exult and triumph

in our troubles and rejoice in our

suffering, knowing that pressure

and hardship produce patient and

unswerving endurance.

And endurance develops maturity

of character. And character produces

joyful and confident hope of eternal

salvation.

Such … Continue Reading