Passivity is a disease which is crippling the Body of Christ. As a result, a great many believers are passively sitting back and waiting for God to show up and do stuff on their behalf. Yet even when the Bible talks about waiting on the Lord, it is not endorsing passivity. In truth, those who are passive are receiving the grace of God in vain.
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Our mindset and what we believe in our heart has infinitely more bearing on the course of our lives than any external factor such as the color of our skin, our economic status, the country we were born into, and so on. In truth, the mindsets you hold in your heart will determine how far and how fast you move forward in the things of God.
There are three key passages where Paul uses the word predestined which are often used as evidence to support the theology that God is in control and arbitrarily deciding the eternal fate of every person. Does that view hold up when we take a closer look at those passages?
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Many interpret Paul’s reference to the potter and the clay saying the clay does not have power over the potter to mean God is in control and arbitrarily decides everything which happens in the affairs of men. Yet when we look at the account of the potter and clay God showed the prophet Jeremiah, we see God explicitly gives us an entirely different interpretation of that analogy.
Too many Christians feel alone in their fight, but God is always with us. Not only that, but He provides weapons for us to use in the fight, especially His wisdom. This week Teresa Houghteling joins host Chris Cree to share what this looks like and encourage us that we are not alone in our fight.
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Some interpret Paul’s reference to hardening Pharaoh’s heart as evidence that God is in control of what happens here on earth. Yet when we look back to the account in Exodus with an eye to see, we find a pattern of progression entirely inconsistent with God arbitrarily deciding in advance to harden Pharaoh’s heart.
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Faith is misunderstood by many. Some assume God will plop faith in their hearts if He wants them to have it. Others try to fake it ‘till they make it. But neither of those approaches work. Instead Jesus told us how to release powerful faith when the words we say come into alignment with what we truly believe in our hearts.
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Transformation in the life of a believer happens both all at once, and through a clear process over time. Part of it is automatic, and part depends on our participation to see the transformation happen. You will see far more fruitfulness and fulfillment in your life when you understand how we are transformed and actively participate in the process.
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God does not act in our lives by grace alone. It’s not all of God and none of us. Nor are can we act independently of God and expect to see much fruit in our lives. Instead, God moves by grace through faith. That means we each have some responsibility when it comes to receiving from Him.
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The Bible reveals the importance of focusing our attention on positive things. In fact, scripture gives us a list of eight specific things for us to meditate on. Our lives will improve dramatically when we make more time to think on these things, and give ourselves less time worrying about all the negative stuff in our world.
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