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Well, I keep adding to this series but I think there’ll only be one more! A belief system that does not advance personal choice in being born again, gives a foggy view of God, man, the God-man relationship, and the Church. Yes, the Kingdom of God is an autocracy, where supreme power is in the…

DO WE – –Do we cherish free-will because it frees us to love, worship and serve God, or is it mostly that we can “accept Christ” to avoid hell when we die? Is obeying, serving, and pleasing God burdensome or exhilarating? Does it handicap or liberate us? Is it in the forefront of our minds…

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GODReading the book of Revelation should convince anyone of the sovereignty of God without needing to believe that He predestines some to heaven and others to eternal damnation with no choice of their own. His sovereignty is also proven in that He has pre-determined the present and eternal results of man’s moral…

THE CENTRAL ISSUEThe central issue in God’s design of man is that He gave us a will. The ability to choose is what sets us above all else in creation. However, as we said last time, we have no choice about being a slave to a god, we only get to decide which god we…

In addition to violating human dignity, the word “slave” is negatively charged by the history of slavery plus the horrors of today’s sex-slave industry. That, plus our pride, makes it hard for us to embrace the wonder of surrendering fully to the rule of Christ, but believing that we can have Abundant Life when we…

STRONG MEATThe writer of Hebrews said: “In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!”? * Would he say that to us today? Granted, I drew “strong meat” from the KJV because…

This is a hard but essential concept for those who are serious about being a disciple of Jesus. A FALSE NOTIONWe humans have an exalted sense of where we fit into the big picture of things. Honestly, don’t we think that the universe centers around us? Sorry, but it doesn’t. The world, and all that…

WE ARE DISCIPLES OF JESUSWe Christians like to think of ourselves as disciples of Jesus. However, while we might go to church, and we try to fulfill their expectations, don’t we often shift into world-mode on Monday? Aren’t our affections – – that is, whatever we set our hearts on that we imagine will satisfy…

WE ARE THE BELOVEDWhen Jesus went to the cross to win our salvation, He knew that He would get the likes of you and me. Church, this is a reality as sure as the sun is, even when hidden behind clouds. Yes, He knew that He was winning for Himself the sometimes physically, emotionally, and…

So, who are we? Well, like Israel among the heathen nations under the Old Covenant,* we are a set-apart, holy nation. That defines us individually and collectively and some aspects are more appealing than others. OWNED BY ANOTHERTo start with, do you remember “God’s special possession” in yesterday’s text? What does it mean to possess…