"What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the … [Read more...] about Who Do You Serve?
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The Graceful Holiness of Sovereignty
"He rejected the tent of Joseph;He did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,But He chose the tribe of Judah,Mount Zion, which he loves.He built His sanctuary like the high heavens,like the earth, which He has founded forever.He chose David His servantand took Him from the sheepfolds;From following the nursing ewes He brought himto shepherd Jacob His people,Israel His … [Read more...] about The Graceful Holiness of Sovereignty
The Provision of History and Sufficiency of Grace
"Yet they sinned still more against him,rebelling against the Most High in the desert.They tested God in their heartby demanding the food they craved.They spoke against God, saying,'Can God spread a table in the wilderness?He struck the rock so that water gushed outand streams overflowed.Can he also give breador provide meat for his people?'Therefore, when the Lord heard, he … [Read more...] about The Provision of History and Sufficiency of Grace
Repent – Refresh – Renew – Repeat
"For the death He died He died to sin, once for all, but the life He lives He lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been … [Read more...] about Repent – Refresh – Renew – Repeat
The Grace of Repentance
"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 who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too … [Read more...] about The Grace of Repentance