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2015-03-09T09:35:40-05:00

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Clean and Close to God

Last updated on: March 9, 2015 at 9:35 am By Andrew Farley

’Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.’ (Col. 3:2-3) Too often, we Christians presume that we’re ‘sinners’ at the core just like everyone else. In doing so, we ignore one of the greatest aspects of the cross—the killing off of our old self. When we take on the ‘I’m a dirty worm’ theology and then seek to ‘be like Jesus,’ we’ll find it to... Read more

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2015-03-02T09:50:00-06:00

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A Sense of Value

Last updated on: March 2, 2015 at 9:50 am By Andrew Farley

We desperately need a deep sense of value as a person in order to function mentally and emotionally in the way that God intends. Having a sense of irrevocable value can and will affect our attitudes and actions. If we merely try to change our behavior without realizing that it is our quest for value that is motivating much of what we do, then we engage in a fruitless endeavor. We might spend our entire lives hunting for love and... Read more

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2015-02-23T09:52:25-06:00

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Fellowship is Free

Last updated on: February 23, 2015 at 9:52 am By Andrew Farley

“The fellowship is free too, by the way. People talk about fellowship like it’s a connection with God that comes and goes with our behavior. No way. In the Bible, if you’re a new creation, a child of God, then your Father remains ‘in fellowship’ with you at all times (1 Cor. 1:9; 2 Cor. 13:14;1 John 1:7). ‘Out of fellowship’ would mean that you were lost, spiritually dead, without hope. You’re either in fellowship with God, connected to him... Read more

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2015-02-16T09:48:36-06:00

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Contributing to Personal Salvation

Last updated on: February 16, 2015 at 9:48 am By Andrew Farley

Christianity Today reported on a LifeWay survey which reveals that 56% of self-proclaimed evangelical Christians believe “people must contribute their own effort for personal salvation.” This is an urgent wake-up call for pastors nationwide to realize that a majority of churchgoers are not actually feasting on the solid food of God’s grace. #‎TheNakedGospel Read more

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2015-02-09T09:51:13-06:00

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Safety and Security

Last updated on: February 9, 2015 at 9:51 am By Andrew Farley

“Life can be painful, even dangerous. But God’s healing grace is our safety cable. God’s grace enables us to move forward in life with confidence, knowing that when we fall, we find safety and security in the love of Jesus. Even in the midst of our worst performance, he never leaves us; he never forsakes us. God spells healing: c-o-v-e-n-a-n-t. A covenant is a promise, an agreement, a contract. If you’ve been wondering how you can know and experience God’s... Read more

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2015-02-02T09:21:19-06:00

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The Cure For Sin

Last updated on: February 2, 2015 at 9:21 am By Andrew Farley

“Fortunately, God hasn’t taken us out from under the law and left us with nothing. When we believe, the Holy Spirit then lives in us. The Spirit produces fruit through us as we depend on him. But it’s important to recognize the ‘system’ that the Holy Spirit uses in place of the law. He operates through a radically different system, namely, one called grace. Recognizing the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives requires a solid understanding of grace.... Read more

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2015-01-26T09:52:12-06:00

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Forgiven forever

Last updated on: January 26, 2015 at 9:52 am By Andrew Farley

“Just think about it. How many of your sins were in the future when Christ died? All of them. Is there any verse that says sins before salvation and sins after salvation are treated differently by the cross? Of course not! By that flawed logic, the gospel gets worse after salvation, with the cross having a weaker effect on sins after conversion. Ridiculous! By that thinking, we’d be better off becoming Christians on our deathbeds so that we don’t build... Read more

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2015-01-19T20:15:43-06:00

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Are Christians Perfectly Cleansed? Do We Have Two Spiritual Natures? Andrew Farley’s Response to “The Bible Answer Man”

Last updated on: January 19, 2015 at 8:15 pm By Andrew Farley

Recently, a caller asked Hank Hanegraaff (“The Bible Answer Man”) about the message of grace that I share in my book The Naked Gospel and at our church (ChurchWithoutReligion.com). Below are Mr. Hanegraaff’s comments, along with my responses inserted along the way. Hank Hanegraaff: Andrew Farley teaches that the Lord’s Prayer is an old covenant prayer, and therefore it doesn’t apply to new covenant saints. One of the reasons for this is that, in his view, a Christian need never... Read more

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2015-01-19T10:09:49-06:00

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Graduate From God’s Grace?

Last updated on: January 19, 2015 at 10:09 am By Andrew Farley

The erroneous idea that God’s grace is only “cookies and candy” and that there’s a deeper message of “stop your sinning” is the very core of the problem in church today. What the Bible actually says is that God’s Grace is the core of the Gospel and that God’s Grace is the only thing that strengthens us and enables us to say no to sin. Those who think “stop sinning” is a deeper message can easily find that anywhere, in... Read more

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2015-01-12T09:32:42-06:00

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A new life, His life.

Last updated on: January 12, 2015 at 9:32 am By Andrew Farley

‘Why did we have to die with Christ? Isn’t that a bit dramatic’ you might think. ‘Couldn’t God have done it another way?’ The New Testament tells us that we died with Christ for good reasons. First we died to the law so we could live in a new way (Gal. 2:19; Col. 2:20). Second, we died to the power of sin so we would have a free choice (Rom. 6:2, 7, 12). Third, we died to receive a new... Read more

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