My all-time favorite description of God’s call to perfection, actually comes from a passionate, on-fire preacher who would probably say he doesn’t preach ‘perfection’. I heard him say that God has called us as Christians, to BECOME love! He absolutely NAILED it! THAT is what Matthew 5:48 is all about! “Be ye therefore perfect, even […]
Work Out Your Own Salvation [#7]
“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” [Philippians 2:12 KJV] Work OUT… not work FOR. We do not receive salvation by works. Jesus paid for our salvation by His blood. We receive […]
Maturing Into Perfection, or Pigs Can’t Fly [#6]
A pine tree seedling will never mature into a full-grown apple tree. A kitten will never mature into a full-grown dog. A ‘sinner’ will never mature into the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. That’s why Jesus said we must be born again. It is not until you are born OF God… […]
Taking The Frustration Out Of Perfection [#5]
Christian ‘perfection’ scares people. I can understand why. Nobody wants to have demands on their life that they think are impossible to fulfill. That is the ultimate frustration. That frustration is wiped out when we understand the two kinds of perfection. There’s the one that God just GIVES you, when you come to Him as […]
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