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My Evangelistic Testimony
Read more: My Evangelistic TestimonyI always believed in God, as I grew up in the church, and was baptized in high school, with my father and younger brother. I never wavered in my faith, but I had a control issue. I did not let God be in control as often as I could, and it left me searching for…
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The Quest for A Life That Is Spiritual
Read more: The Quest for A Life That Is SpiritualThe story of the quest for a life that is spiritual begins when mankind is created by God. “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness’…So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:26-27, ESV)…
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Spiritual Discipline
Read more: Spiritual DisciplineOver the summer, I was challenged to engage in a daily spiritual discipline for two consecutive weeks, keeping a personal journal of the process. I chose the spiritual discipline of journaling at least one prayer every day for two weeks. Journaling my prayers is something I have always wanted to do consistently. I have done…
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The Flesh, Legalism, and the Holy Spirit
Read more: The Flesh, Legalism, and the Holy Spirit(1) How does the Flesh influence a Christian’s pursuit of holiness and how can the Christian minimize the influence of the Flesh? The Flesh influences a Christian’s pursuit of holiness because the flesh works directly in opposition to holiness. The Flesh is a set of sinful passions inside of us that is in direct opposition…
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Key Terms of Pauline Presentation the Flesh and the Holy Spirit
Read more: Key Terms of Pauline Presentation the Flesh and the Holy SpiritThe ethical concept of the flesh –set of sinful and selfish passions inside of us, in opposition of the law, the Spirit, and where God wants to take us. Filling of the Spirit –the ministry of the Holy Spirit whereby, in response to the believer’s continued yieldedness, He controls and empowers the believer for sanctification…
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Application of Romans 6:1-14
Read more: Application of Romans 6:1-14I have a friend who confessed to me that she is plagued by the periodic struggle to control emotional outbursts, often expressing anger at others. My friend recognizes how unreasonable and hurtful these outbursts are. While she confesses these outbursts are sinful and regrets them deeply, she can’t seem to stop. My friend asks “Why…
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Paraphrase of Romans 6:1-14
Read more: Paraphrase of Romans 6:1-14Using my definitions from my last post, I have written a paraphrased translation of Romans 6:1-14. Original text: What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us…
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Key Terms in Romans 6:1-14
Read more: Key Terms in Romans 6:1-14Next, I would like to take a look at Romans 6:1-14. This is a vital passage that describes our new identity in Christ. To start with, I would like to identify some key terms used by Paul in this passage of Scripture and define them. Romans 6:1-14: What shall we say then? Are we to…
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What is Truth?
Read more: What is Truth?I recently read True Words by Nicholas Wolterstorff and would like to interact with his article. Wolterstorff defines truth by saying this: “I suggest that the root notion of truth is that of something’s measuring up – that is, measuring up in being or excellence.” I agree with this because it makes the definition of truth…
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Relativism and Postmodernism
Read more: Relativism and PostmodernismThe self-identified postmodern philosopher Richard Rorty asserts: “Relativism is the view that every belief on a certain topic, or perhaps about any topic, is as good as every other. No one holds this view. Except for the occasional cooperative freshman, one cannot find anybody who says that two incompatible opinions on an important topic are…
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