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What We Lose If Jesus is Not Human as shown by Jesus’ Preparation for his Ministry

May 17, 2020 3 Comments

If Jesus is not human, like us, we also lose the promise of the Holy Spirit, the invitation to live by the direction and power of the Spirit like Jesus did while he was here, and everything that flows from that. Fully discussing this topic will require several posts. While Jesus lived among us bodily, he did not rely on…
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God Speaks to Us, God's Existence and Nature, In prayer, Jesus the Son, Leaving Our First Love, Peril of Seeking Power, Peril of Seeking Respectability, Son of Man, Trinity

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No Merit — The Golden Key to Freedom in Christ

May 1, 2020 10 Comments

He has shown us the way into a new life, a life beyond death, a life that is at peace with God. We must receive his life and follow him, living in the Spirit as he did. That is all. No “merit” is involved. God doesn’t look at our “merit.” Jesus doesn’t save us by giving us his “merit;” he saves us by giving us himself. This is the key to freedom.

Desire to have our own way, Free will, God was never our enemy, God's rationality, God's Voice, Is forgiveness of sins the focus of salvation?, Knowing good and evil, Rejecting God, Restoration of God's Image, Salvation, Sin, Sins versus sin, To be in his image, Uncategorized, What is sin?

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