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Jan 4, 2022 · 8. Do you see a decreasing pattern of sin in your life? (1 John 3:5-6) [Note: this refers to not continuing in sin as a way of life, not a total absence of sin.] 9. Do you demonstrate love for other Christians? (1 John 3:14) 10. Do you "walk the walk," versus just "talking the talk"? (1 John 3:18-19) 11. Do you maintain a clear conscience? (1 ...
- How Can I Detect a False Conversion
Just as those trained to recognize counterfeit money become...
- If You Doubt Your Salvation, Does That Mean You Are Not Truly Saved
Doubt can, like pain, alert us to a problem that needs...
- Christlike Living
Becoming more like Christ is the desire of every believer,...
- How Can I Detect a False Conversion
- The Goal of The Christian Life Is to Know Christ.
- The Goal of The Christian Life Is to Be Like Christ.
- Conclusion
- Discussion Questions
Jesus said the same thing when He prayed, “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent” (John 17:3). Christianity is primarily a growing relationship with the infinite God who has revealed Himself through the Lord Jesus Christ. As with all relationships, it begins with an initial meeting ...
When you met your future mate, fell in love and got married, your life was permanently changed. You would never be the same again. It is the same, only much more so, when you meet Jesus as Savior and Lord. He marks you for life, and the more time you spend growing to know Him, the more you are different. The rest of verses 10 & 11 shows the compone...
So that’s our goal, to know Jesus Christ and to become more and more like Him. Is that your goal? If it is, you should have thought about it this past week. Have you ever noticed that when you buy a new car, you suddenly see that make of car everywhere? This summer, we bought a Sears luggage carrier to go on top of our car for vacation. We started ...
How can we rekindle and maintain our first love for Jesus?How can a defeated Christian learn experientially Christ’s resurrection power over temptation and sin?Why is a godly response to suffering so crucial for Christian growth (see 1 Pet. 5:6-11)?Some say that since we are already crucified with Christ, we do not need to put ourselves to death regarding sin. Why is this not biblically balanced (see Rom. 8:13; Col. 3:1-5)?Jan 4, 2022 · Becoming more like Christ is the desire of every believer, and it is encouraging to know that God has the same desire for us. In fact, the Bible says that God “predestined [believers] to be conformed to the likeness of his Son” (Romans 8:29). Making us Christlike is God’s work, and He will see it through to the end (Philippians 1:6).
Feb 28, 2018 · Bad things, like dead orthodoxy and legalism, happen when we make them the same thing. We must keep Christ’s commandments — but not that kind of must. Though they are distinct, they are inseparable. We cannot love Christ without trusting (exercising faith in) him (1 Peter 1:8). We cannot trust Christ without obeying him (James 2:17).
Jun 3, 2013 · So after setting forth God’s grace, John goes on to show that those who have truly experienced it will show it by living in obedience to His Word. John gives this as the first test of how you can know that you know Jesus Christ: You can know that you truly know Christ if you walk in obedience to His Word. Our text teaches us, first, that… 1.
Jan 4, 2022 · With Christ in us, as we spread the good news of salvation in Jesus, we diffuse His fragrance to a lost and dying world. In 1 Corinthians 6:19, Paul states, “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own.” After we receive Jesus as Lord, He becomes our ...
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Nov 3, 2021 · 1. Romans 8:10—“Christ is in you” “But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is life because of righteousness.” We human beings were made by God with three distinct parts: body, soul, and spirit. Our human spirit is our deepest part, created with the ability to contact and receive the Spirit of God ...
