One of my favorite verses which describes thea dynamic of Christ living in us— again, a favorite— is John 1:16 (NKJV):
And of His fullness we have all received, and...
It looks like Jesus, yet it also looks like you. It looks like you, but it also looks like Him.
When we do something, it’s as if He does it.
That is, we become His vehicle of...
We each express this reality in (at least) four distinct ways.
1. We have the mind of Christ = we have access to what He thinks about a given situation.
1 Corinthians 2:16 (NLT, emphasis...
Acts 11:26 tells us something that’s become commonplace to us but would have been shocking in the first century (NIV, emphasis added):
The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
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The Bible tells us, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
There are two Greek words used in the New...
I don’t know where I first got the thought— “we seem more confident in the enemy’s ability to deceive us— and to steal, kill, and destroy— than we are about...
I want you to notice something— a piece of the Gospel story you may have missed. Once you see it, you’ll never miss it again, though. I promise…
Jesus looked different before and...
Paul says that— in light of the bigger reality of Jesus’ work on our behalf, everything we’ve been included in— we should no longer “regard” anyone according to...
I remember watching people get baptized when I was younger and thinking, “What in the world are they doing?” And, “Why do we do this?”
Don’t get me wrong. The...
Paul penned something extraordinary about your identity-- about who you really are (2 Corinthians 3:18 NKJV, emphasis added):
…we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the...
Jesus meets Peter early in His ministry. When He does, Jesus completely changes this man’s name. Here’s the snip from John 1:42 where we see it happen (ESV):
Jesus looked at him...
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...
