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Radically Advancing: The Battle for "Justification by Faith!" - Part 4
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Thursday, February 12, 2009. The Battle for "Justification by Faith! Okay what is faith? The scriptures do the best job of defining faith - Hebrews 11:1(NIV) Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. So, faith is certainty in something that we do not see and have not experienced. But where does that kind of faith come from as it regards our trust in God? 11 there is no one who understands,. No one who seeks God. 12 All have turned away,. There is no one who does good,.
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Radically Advancing: The Battle for "Justification by Faith!" - Part 3
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Thursday, February 5, 2009. The Battle for "Justification by Faith! Okay, let’s get back to our verse that we have been studying:. 5 However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. Yesterday we established that all of us are wicked, and were wicked when Christ revealed Himself to us and saved us. Today we are going to look at the important topic of works. In other words, “What part do I play in my justification? Paul will also tell us...
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Radically Advancing: February 2009
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009. To Experience His Blessings! Last Sunday I made a comment that has continued to percolate in my soul. I said, “God blesses those who have committed their lives to Him; He does not bless and then hope for commitment.”. Let me give you some scriptures:. 1 Corinthians 15:10 (NIV). 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. He is always ready for such ...
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Radically Advancing: The Battle for "Justification by Faith!" - Part 2
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009. The Battle for "Justification by Faith! Okay let’s spend a little time looking at some of the passages from scripture that deal with the issue of justification by faith. The verse that is probably the most comprehensive in all of scripture comes from Paul’s theological treatise to the Romans:. 5 However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. Do, you know who these wicked people are? The scriptures are cle...
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Radically Advancing: November 2008
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008. There Are No Accidents! Two nights ago my family watched “Kung Fu Panda.” If you have not seen this movie, go rent it, pop some popcorn and sit down as a family – it is GREAT! In the movie there is a wise old turtle, who keeps repeating throughout the movie, “There are no accidents.” This is a powerful thought, and one that I am agreeing with more and more as I continue to study scripture. It means that I do not have to fret that the disappointments and pain that I have expe...
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Radically Advancing: September 2008
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Temptation - Part 1. Well in my last post I talked about repentance. But today I want to look at the starting point of repentance – temptation. You see unless we are tempted we do not sin and if we do not sin then there is no need to repent. So, let’s start by looking at the beginning of the passage:. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”. This is an avenue to success that I willingly embrace! But the temptation to make bread a...
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Radically Advancing: The Battle for "Justification by Faith!" - Part 1
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009. The Battle for "Justification by Faith! Martin Luther will describe its importance this way: “ This doctrine is the head and cornerstone. It alone begets, nourishes, builds, preserves, and defends the church of God; and without it the church of God cannot exist for one hour. So, what does this simple doctrine mean? Justification means that we are justified before God through the vehicle of faith. So, I would like to take a minute and break down the aspects of this doctrine:.
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Radically Advancing: October 2008
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008. Think About These Things - Part 1. Okay this is not a rant against television because believe me I love to watch television. But God has really been dealing with me about this topic. Let me give you some statistics that I found that have just really rocked my soul:. Amount of time the average American watches TV a day. 4 hours (or 28 hours/week, or 2 months of nonstop TV-watching per year). Amount of time the average American will watch TV by the time they are 65. Okay, this ...
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Radically Advancing: The Totality of Sin
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Thursday, December 4, 2008. The Totality of Sin. At our weekly Elder meetings we have a time where we discuss a theological issue. Last night during the course of our conversation I made the following claim, “EVERYTHING we do before we accept Christ is sin! 8221; This statement brought about many thoughtful looks as the men considered the all-encompassing nature of the statement. So today I would like to take just a minute to detail why I believe this statement to be true. Sin is the essence of our lives...
