Tag: legalism
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Embracing the God Who Loves Us
What does God care about? How does a person receive eternal life? What must I do to be saved? I find it ironic how often the answer given to these three questions will contradict each other even when you are asking the same person. For example, a person like me who has been saved through…
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At Calvary – Episode 124 – How Much Holiness is Too Much?
“That man is so Heavenly minded that he is of no earthly good.”? The quote is a warning of sorts. It is a warning against a type of religion that makes a person disconnected from the real problems and struggles of everyday life. Sometimes, it is a warning about unplugging from this life because a…
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Getting What We Need from God
Have you ever thought about what you want from God? I know that I have. I know that I have little right to tell God to do things for me, but I also know that God’s Word tells me that He loves me and wants to work in me. I want Him to work in…
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Letting Character Lead
Several years ago I went to a conference called, ‘Building Men for the Body of Christ’. At the beginning of the conference it struck me how the concern was not so much for ‘doing’ something for our families and our churches as much as ‘being’ something for them. Jesus said, 3 “Blessed are the poor…
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Count the Cost of the Life You are Living
We have been talking a lot about the freedom we have in Christ. Sometimes I think that we start believing that living in this freedom has no cost to us. So, we are surprised when God asks something of us. It is true that Jesus has paid our way to God. But, living in His…
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Jesus’ Most Stern Warnings
“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte;…
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Judging’s Secret Deceptions
Paul says in Romans, “Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?” (2:4) Kindness. Repentance. When was the last time that we thought about how we are drawn to God? When was the last time we considered…
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‘Be’ Rather than ‘Do’
Matthew 5: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 “Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 7 “Blessed…
Pastor John D Jakes 