It has come to my attention that God intends to use this series on Christianly thinking to address the Christian’s second most deadly enemy: the world. A few passages come immediately to mind: If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose […]
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In last week’s article, we suggested that Christians in all walks of life and professions should begin thinking more like Christians. As Harry Blamires put it in 1963, “There is no longer a Christian mind.” We’ve got to get it back if there is to be any hope for Western society and the church that
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A Christian business group recently asked me to speak to the following question: Where is there need for repentance in our world today, especially within the business community, and what is the true value of that from a faith standpoint? The answer to the first part of this question is EVERYWHERE – repentance is needed
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He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him. John 14:21 Stop and think – really meditate on – the meaning of “…and manifest Myself to him.” Just for
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And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2 As the storms and chaos of this decade continue, we must be careful and diligent to avoid the enemies’ temptations toward conformity with this world. We
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The inhabitants of the Old Glory township lived a good, comfortable life. The valley they lived in, several miles downstream from a big and beautiful lake, was peaceful and profitable. The people of Old Glory loved one another and truly appreciated the life they had been given. Life was good. Then one day, an engineer
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The following is a collection of thoughts, revelations, and convictions collected during my devotional studies over the last couple of weeks. Most come from devotional readings of A. W. Tozer (Tozer on Leadership), Oswald Chambers (My Utmost for His Highest), and Andrew Murray (Abiding in Christ); a couple, directly from the Holy Spirit. I pray
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Many Christians are prevented from finding joyful, Spirit-filled ministry by their misunderstanding of the suffering that accompanies the normal Christian life. To think that our loving Father would allow tribulation, trial and persecution is difficult for many. Even those that have heard the truth hope that it will not come to them. As you read
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One of the main things God lost in mankind’s rebellion is His intimacy with us (reign over and habitation in are the other two). God getting back what has been lost is the story of the Bible. In the end, He gets back all that was lost to Him in mankind’s fall from glory. And
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God has made several well documented promises which are simply impossible to believe with the human mind. He calls them mysteries of the kingdom of God (or heaven). Last time, we touched on one such promise: You Know All Things. There are several reasons God would not allow us the mental capacity for His mysteries.
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