One of my favorite verses which describes thea dynamic of Christ living in usâ again, a favoriteâ is John 1:16 (NKJV):Â
And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
The English...
It looks like Jesus, yet it also looks like you. It looks like you, but it also looks like Him.
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When we do something, itâs as if He does it.
That is, we become His vehicle of supernatural express...
We each express this reality in (at least) four distinct ways.
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1. We have the mind of Christ = we have access to what He thinks about a given situation.
1 Corinthians 2:16 (NLT, emphasis added) a...
Acts 11:26 tells us something thatâs become commonplace to us but would have been shocking in the first century (NIV, emphasis added):
The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
This...
The Bible tells us, âIf anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has comeâ (2 Corinthians 5:17).
There are two Greek words used in the New Testament for the...
I donât know where I first got the thoughtâ âwe seem more confident in the enemyâs ability to deceive usâ and to steal, kill, and destroyâ than we are about Jesusâ ability to heal and mend and restore...
I want you to notice somethingâ a piece of the Gospel story you may have missed. Once you see it, youâll never miss it again, though. I promiseâŚ
Jesus looked different before and after the Resurrecti...
Paul says thatâ in light of the bigger reality of Jesusâ work on our behalf, everything weâve been included inâ we should no longer âregardâ anyone according to the flesh (2 Corinthians 5:16 ESV):
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I remember watching people get baptized when I was younger and thinking, âWhat in the world are they doing?â And, âWhy do we do this?âÂ
Donât get me wrong. The ritual was strangely captivating, yet I...
Paul penned something extraordinary about your identity-- about who you really are (2 Corinthians 3:18 NKJV, emphasis added):Â
âŚwe all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the...
Jesus meets Peter early in His ministry. When He does, Jesus completely changes this manâs name. Hereâs the snip from John 1:42 where we see it happen (ESV):Â
Jesus looked at him and said, âYou are...
Our behavior always broadcasts our beliefs. Our actions always reveal what we truly think. In other words, our actions are simply the fruit of thoughts and belief structures. If we believe God is âfor...