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Why God ‘commands’ His people to become spiritual – sermon audio
In 1 Corinthians 3 the apostle Paul rebuked the Christians for being “carnal” and not “spiritual.” This plus other New Testament passages indicate that becoming a spiritual Christian is thus required by God. We put the word commands in quote marks however because there is no actual command, but becoming spiritual is an effective injunction that God expects His people to know and follow through on. Jesus gave His life for His people to know the fullness of it.
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Romans Bible Study – Friday July 21, 2017
Here we jumped into Romans 1:1 after finishing the fifth and final study on the Sermon on the Mount. This study did not go very far, and just edged into the second chapter, as half the time was used up, and we hope in the grace of God to continue from where we left off next time. That said, there was a measure of harmony just the same, and what we began with in Romans fit with some of what we spoke on in Matthew 7 and elsewhere in that study. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you!
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How misuse of the terms “growth” and “process” with Romans 6 can defraud the sheep – audio
The Bible does speak about growth in grace and there is a process of growing toward maturity, but these words improperly used can also be something for the flesh to hide behind. This article outlines details relayed also in a Bible study of Romans 6 done Friday April 15. Recording one is on Rom 6:1-12. Unfortunately, the recorder’s data card was nearly full, and only about 37-and-a-half minutes were recorded, but the meat of the message is intact. A subsequent study (with card cleared to make space) is a back and forth open discussion after the Romans 6 lesson. It opens with a very young-in-the-Lord Christian expressing that he did…
