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Now 'the truth in Jesus' has a practical application in your life. Notice that Paul recognizes that there is still a battle going on. The believer lives in a fallen confused world, still with a fallen fleshly nature (here called the old self or old man) that still seeks to influence the soul (mind, will and emotions) for its own gratifications.
From 1 Peter 1:13-19, she would learn the importance of being in control of her thoughts to help her respond rightly when sinfully accused or confronted. Because her calling is to be holy, we would examine 1 Peter 2:12 and 4:1-4. There, she would see that the treatment she is often subjected to is to be expected when rejecting the ways of the ...
Oct 29, 2024 · John states that “our faith” is the victory that overcomes the world. The original Greek terms translated as “our faith” in 1 John 5:4 refer to putting our trust in the saving work of Jesus Christ or believing in the gospel’s message. Anyone who believes in Jesus for salvation and trusts in Christ’s atoning work on the cross—His ...
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Why is this world so profoundly and horribly broken? And why do we intuitively and deeply feel it should not be this way? The fact that mankind can’t help but ask both questions is revealing. Modern man, try as he might to convince himself of naturalism — that the world is not broken, just brutal, that we are merely the products of a long, ruthless...
These deep, inescapable intuitions come from somewhere. And the Bible tells us where. They are part of our collective human memory, recalling an ancient catastrophe, when our first ancestors, and all of us since then, defied the Creator, resulting in a devastating fallout. And when “sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin . ....
But when “the creation was subjected to futility,” the one who subjected it did so “in hope” (Romans 8:20). What hope? The hope “that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God” (Romans 8:21). The futility infecting creation is not ultimately futile. It points to a ...
It really is not Eden I long for when a sublime spring morning in Minnesota takes my breath away. It stirs in me the sweet longing, as C.S. Lewis said, “to find the place where all the beauty came from” (Till We Have Faces, 86). The glory in creation I see makes me long, “with unveiled face,” to “[behold] the glory of the Lord,” the Creator (2 Cori...
- We Suffer Because We Live in a Fallen World (2 Cor. 4:7–10) You may be thinking, “Where is the comfort in knowing that we live in a fallen world?” It is comforting because it means that the painful things we deal with are not some bad accident, horrible luck, or indication of a massive failure of God’s plan.
- We Suffer Because God Uses It to Produce Good in Us (James 1:2–4) The comfort in James 1:2–4 confronts us with what we truly want out of life. There are only two types of motivating hopes.
- Suffering Prepares Us for How God Will Use Us (2 Cor. 1:3–9) Here’s the bottom line. If you’re God’s child, you’ve been liberated from the self-centered burden of living for yourself, and you’ve been freed to live for him.
- Suffering Teaches Us That This World Is Not Our Final Home (2 Cor. 4:16–5:5) Pay careful attention to the following passage: So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
When we talk about something that is "fallen," we are referring to a person or thing that is morally and spiritually flawed—something that falls short of God's standard of perfection. Ever since Adam and Eve sinned in the garden of Eden, we have lived in a fallen world, which is why this event is known as the fall (Genesis 3).
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Nov 10, 2023 · Romans 12:2. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is; His good, pleasing, and perfect will.”. The is immersing yourself in God’s Word, meditating on His teaching, and engaging in prayer.
