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holiness

  1. Christsfreeservant

    Bearing the Fruit of The Spirit

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by...
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    AI Discussion #2 - part 2 ( Differences between the Old and New Testament)

    December 8, 2024 at 10:29 AM You said: So, we can see that God's Holy Spirit was at work through humans and animals to have physical manifestations and miracles done in the Old Testament, but it is only in the New Testament that we see the Holy Spirit's invisible miracle work of being born...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    What Sort of People Ought You To Be?

    “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.” (2 Peter 3:10 ESV) The Day of the Lord is a day of judgment of God on the...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    A Desire to Inherit the Blessing

    “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    Our Eyes on Jesus

    An Original Work / April 23, 2012 Based off Hebrews 12:2-13 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus. Our faith starts and grows in Him, Who for the joy set before Him Endured all our sin. Scorning the shame of the cross, He sat down beside God above. He was willing to die for us, To save us, in love...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    Don't Cop Out!

    Clip-clop, flippity-flop, Watch your footing, Don’t cop out. Beware unaware, Check your gauges, Don’t them spare. Fine tune all your senses, Don’t be taken By happenstances. Train minds godliness, Righteous and Holiness. An Original Work / January 31, 2023
  7. Christsfreeservant

    Pitter Patter

    Pitter patter what’s the matter? Life is full of empty chatter. Wishful thinking lights are blinking While men’s lives are deeply sinking. Throes of idols all asunder While men’s anger sounds like thunder. World a turning, fires burning, While men’s hearts are barely churning. Much confusion...
  8. Christsfreeservant

    Rightly Dividing

    Rightly dividing the word of truth, Speak to me, Lord, what You want to say. Help me stay focused oh, Lord, on You Throughout each hour of every day. Counsel me, guide me in what to do. Minister Your grace to me through and through. Lead me to truth and to holiness. Strengthen me, help me, my...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    What I Long For

    Holiness is what I long for Righteousness, to walk God’s ways Faithfulness in every footstep Walking with Him day by day Listening to the words He teaches Making them my faithful friend Doing all that His word shows me Faithful to Christ to the end Loving Jesus, Lord, my Master Sitting daily...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    No Root of Bitterness Allowed

    “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ‘root of bitterness’ springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau...
  11. AlexB23

    Breaking the Mold as Christians (Romans & 1 Peter)

    Hello folks. Today's devotional covers how Christians must be different from the world. Date June 24, 2024 | Breaking the Mold Verse Romans 12:2 (NIV): "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    Don't Be Like Esau

    “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ‘root of bitterness’ springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    The Discipline of The Lord

    “Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “’My son, do not...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    In Holiness

    When God says in his Word that we are to be holy as he is holy, he means that we are to be separate from (different, unlike) this sinful world, because we are becoming like Jesus. His idea of worship of him is that we offer our lives to him as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to him, which...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    Laying Aside Every Weight

    “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    It is Good to Be Near God

    “When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, I was brutish and ignorant; I was like a beast toward you. “Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Whom have I in...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    Are You Burdening God with Your Sins?

    “Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: ‘Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old...
  18. Christsfreeservant

    God's Pre-Established Boundaries

    Ephesians 1:3-6 ESV “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined...
  19. Christsfreeservant

    What Do You Crave?

    Philippians 3:17-21 ESV “Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their...
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    Stars forever!

    SCRIPTURE: The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.' - Revelation 1:20 REVELATION: Stars represent all those who lead...