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2015-01-05T10:39:01-06:00

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The Surprise Ending

Last updated on: January 5, 2015 at 10:39 am By Andrew Farley

“There’s a load of debate out there about law and grace: Should we adopt some of the law? Don’t we need a balance of law and grace? And the truth is that 99 percent of the people debating the issue are Gentiles. For us, it’s the new covenant or nothing at all. So let’s enjoy everything from Genesis to Revelation, knowing it’s all inspired. But let’s also recognize that there’s a surprise ending to the story—the cross and the resurrection!... Read more

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2014-12-29T10:04:38-06:00

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Thinking, Choosing, and Feeling.

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 10:04 am By Andrew Farley

“We humans tend to think first, then feel, then choose. While this is very common, it is not what God wants for us as we live by faith in Jesus Christ. Instead, the Healer would have us think, then choose, then feel what we may. This is what it means to walk by faith, not by sight or feeling. We shouldn’t wait to feel that something is true before we choose to walk by it. Our emotions may or may... Read more

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2014-12-22T09:29:59-06:00

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How righteous are you?

Last updated on: December 22, 2014 at 9:29 am By Andrew Farley

“Many of us are quick to say that we are redeemed, but we are slow to agree that we are also righteous and holy. ‘Oh, yeah, in Christ’ we say, as if that’s some sort of distant, far-off righteousness that is useless for now. But how righteous are you if Christ Jesus has become your righteousness? And how holy are you if Christ Jesus has become your holiness? These are qualities that we possess because Jesus has become our life... Read more

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2014-12-16T15:22:57-06:00

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A Reason To Give

Last updated on: December 16, 2014 at 3:22 pm By Andrew Farley

“From Romans to Revelation, there is no passage that instructs Christians to give a required 10 percent. In fact, we find the opposite—under God’s new way, there’s no minimum and no maximum. It’s entirely up to us: ‘Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.’ (2 Cor. 9:7) So why give? Three good reasons for giving are discussed in the New Testament. First we’re... Read more

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2014-12-08T10:26:27-06:00

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God’s great success

Last updated on: December 8, 2014 at 10:26 am By Andrew Farley

“God did something in the past and fully met the law’s requirements. He sent his Son to be a sin offering so he could condemn sin. Did God succeed? Of course. When did he succeed? Nearly two thousand years ago. So is God still trying to fulfill the law today? No, he has fulfilled it already. It’s a past event. Notice that God did this so that the law would be fully met in us, not by us. When we... Read more

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2014-12-01T12:32:52-06:00

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God’s new way of grace

Last updated on: December 1, 2014 at 12:32 pm By Andrew Farley

“But what did Jesus do with our sins? He took them away forever (John 1:29; Heb. 10:14). That’s why the Spirit of God will never leave us. Bam! That’s the simple, logical, and liberating difference of God’s new way of grace—permanent relationship, permanent indwelling by God’s Spirit, no matter what. Yes, even when we commit sins, he remembers them no more (Heb. 8:12). Even when we are utterly disobedient, he remains faithful. The Holy Spirit is sealed within us, forever,... Read more

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2014-11-03T10:02:33-06:00

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Surrender?

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 10:02 am By Andrew Farley

Yes, we might “surrender” to an opposing team, an enemy force. But with God our Father, we simply wake up each day and “offer our bodies as living (not dead!) sacrifices.” If we’re His children, then we’re already on His team. Read more

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2014-10-27T09:48:29-05:00

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Objecting to grace…

Last updated on: October 27, 2014 at 9:48 am By Andrew Farley

When some object to grace, they essentially object to themselves under grace. For them, it is not a matter of whether God is very, very gracious. Of course, He is! It really comes down to if their heart is very, very trustworthy. So when they reject grace, they actually reject the possibility that they are new and righteous at the core and can therefore both survive and thrive under grace. Read more

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2014-10-20T09:35:12-05:00

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Thought for the day…

Last updated on: October 20, 2014 at 9:35 am By Andrew Farley

Popular Christian teaching says you can’t trust your heart as it is desperately wicked. Accurate Christian teaching says God gave you a new, trustworthy heart. The beautiful and liberating reality is that you can live from your core where Christ inspires, and your heart aligns perfectly with His. Read more

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2014-10-06T09:39:55-05:00

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A Thought For Today

Last updated on: October 6, 2014 at 9:39 am By Andrew Farley

Some argue that the Apostles continued in obedience to Jewish law and ritual even after their conversion. But we learn here that once Peter knew freedom, he began to live like the Gentiles, abandoning Jewish obligations: “But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, ‘If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the... Read more

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