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You were called to be free You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh ; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbour as yourself.” Galatians 5:13-14 I’m so old …
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You are all one in Christ Jesus In Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptised into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ …
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A deposit guaranteeing our inheritance And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession …
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You will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.” When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” Peter replied, “Repent …
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How did you receive the Spirit? I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? Galatians 3:2 I do have a tendency to get a little bit worked up about things. If I feel passionate about something …
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Christ did not die for nothing I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!” Galatians 2:21 I read recently that Cheryl Cole is returning to the X Factor next series. Simon Cowell has managed to lure her back with an unfeasibly …
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All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Romans 3:23-24 “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” Benjamin …
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Conscious of sin Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin. Romans 3:20 Tomorrow morning one of my lessons is being observed. In theory, my boss should be more concerned about this, since the purpose is to …
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Justified by faith in Christ “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not …
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The law is holy So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good. Romans 7:12 Working in a school I come into contact with a lot of rules. Schools are particularly good for rules. They seem to have rules for everything. The school that I attended would probably win an …
