Have you been asked, "Is Jesus your Lord and Savior?" What does that mean?
What is the motive of those asking the question?
What is the meaning of the word Lord?
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“Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 ESV)
One of the dangers of teaching on such small...
Do you believe the purpose of the law is to help us live as Christians?
Does the law help us overcome sin?
Do our attempts to obey the law result in God's blessings?
Can we live holy lives obeying the law?
Resources:
The Proper Use of the Law
The Proper Use of the Law
Die to the law...
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting...
Doorways
Ever since I was a child I have always loved doorways. They represent mystery, a different world that perhaps could be explored. It is like a package that is wrapped and just waiting to be opened; a gift.
We have some pretty large doorways here in the Monastery. Slowly we are having...
Praying with Mary
My soul magnifies the Lord
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior;
Because He has regarded the lowliness of His handmaid.
I was talking with a wonderful guest we had here for a retreat last week. We talked about many things and one of the subjects she brought up was the...
1 Corinthians 1:2
[2] To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
What is required to become a Saint of God?
Are works...
“And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword...
“But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.” (Titus 2:1 ESV)
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our...
You are not obeying the commands of Jesus or the Law of God. Why?
1. The Law's standard is perfection.
2. The Law was amplified by Christ.
3. The Law stirs up sin.
4. The Law is based on man's self-effort.
5. The Law is a ministry of condemnation and death.
Resources:
You Don't Love God...
Dealing With Being Sick
I have often said that there is no real meaning to the word “mature adult’ for me. We are a mixture of being centered, scattered, loving, hateful faithful, and being faithless. How we deal with this merry-go-round that we call life tests us to respond in one way or...
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the...
“See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule...
“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
“As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight...
Galatians 3:19, 24-25
[19] Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator.
[24] So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be...
“I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the...
“I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the...
Jesus is God.
Jesus is Lord.
Jesus is The I Am.
Jesus is the image of the invisible God.
Jesus is the Creator.
Jesus is King.
He is sent out from The Father to do the will of The Father.
Jesus is Savior.
I wish I could know how soon the rapture is. We know it is soon especially when we...
How does grace and truth come through Jesus if He taught the law?
Are Christians obligated to obey the law since Christ fulfilled it?
Where does the law lead you?
What is the law powerless to do?
Is sin your master?
Why is being under the law a license to sin?
Resources:
Know God through...
“To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers!
“Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither...