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We all have multiple elements that are a part of our lives. We have hobbies, relationships, and goals and desires we want to achieve. Oftentimes, we allow the focus of the elements to be placed in front of our faith, allowing them to modify our faith in Jesus, minimizing the importance of our faith, or even altering the purpose of Christianity. This was exactly the discussion between the apostles ...

The church is an amazing organism that God has orchestrated. Because of Jesus, a group of people come together knowing they have faults, which inspires us to give grace to other believers as well as non-believers. The life we all have been blessed still comes with bends and twists that must be negotiated. God promises all who believe that the death of Jesus is the payment for sin, will receive the...

The challenge from Paul to obtain and live out the mind of Christ expresses the foundation in which Jesus lived and taught. The effort from the church is displayed by the amount an individual adheres to the Lord’s teachings and the guidance of the Spirit. Philippians 1:27-30, 2:4-7 Paul’s teaching to the Philippian church was aimed at the character of the church, charging them to live in a worthy ...

Romans 7:7-12The law from God gives us a system in which to lead a life that keeps us in a proper relationship to God. At the same time, it also identifies what is not a part of that relationship with God or even destroys the relationship. Paul presents the rhetorical question of whether the law should be labeled as sin. This is an interesting question because God is the source of the law,  yet fo...

Christianity expresses the reality of humanity needing help with life. Humanity has the ability to go through all while neglecting to be grateful and failing to acknowledge what has been given to us, let alone what has been done for us. This mindset produces an approach to life centered on ourselves. But when we start to mature in our faith, building upon what we need, our vision becomes honed to ...