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December 30, 2018

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You Are Not a Self-Made Christian: The Power of Your Position in Christ

Ephesians 2:5–7 | A Reflection on Grace, Identity, and Eternal Significance Have you ever met someone who really wants you to know how far they've come? Maybe it’s the “self-made” story—born in hardship, clawed their way to success, and now wearing their journey like a medal. Charles Dickens gave us one of those in Hard Times : Mr. Bounderby. He brags that he was “born in a ditch, sir—a ditch!” and delights in retelling how he made it without anyone’s help. We kind of love that story in the West, don’t we? It’s wired into our DNA. But when we open the book of Ephesians, the story takes a turn. It’s not about self-made glory anymore. It’s about something even better: You’re not self-made. You’re Christ-made. From Grave to Glory Ephesians 2 shows us a dramatic before-and-after picture of the believer: Dead in sin. Raised with Christ. Seated with Him in heavenly places. This is more than metaphor. Paul is talking about something deeply real and profoundly spirit...

Questions about Counselors

We received the following important question: Do you think it is a sin to see a counselor? If I need help to find ways to deal with my stress and I think a counselor would help is that wrong? RESPONSE: Prov. 11:14 - Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety. There is no doubt that it is not a sin to seek a counselor. Quite to the opposite you should see as many counselors as you can! The question that you want to be asking is what kind of counselor should you be seeking. Start with the people closest to you who know you and are of a Godly character…friends, parents, other Christian family members. Next, seek the godly leaders of your church who can pray with you and give you godly biblical wisdom. If you are at a point where you think you need professional help you should seek a counselor who is a believer in Jesus Christ. There can be medical and even biological features to stress and anxiety that may need attention…b...

What Would Have Been...

21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Matthew 11:21 In Matthew 11 Jesus is rebuking the Nation of Israel for not recognizing that He, the Messiah, had come unto them. His fulfillment of the promise of God was attested to by His birth, by the timing of his arrival, by His teaching ministry, and by His many miracles…yet they had failed to believe in Him. This is a powerful reminder that we are held accountable for the clear ways in which God has revealed Himself to us at any time in world history…but this verse has another interesting insight for us. Jesus explains that if others had seen what the Israelites of His day saw they would have repented. This tells us that God does not simply “know everything that is” He also knows everything that would be, could be or might have been. This extends God’s di...

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