Spiritual Growth
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“The warning was not meant for Christians who are struggling to overcome sin. It was meant for Christians who aren’t struggling to overcome sin—those who walked an aisle, prayed a prayer, and went back to a devil-may-care life of rebellion.”
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“Self-examination is an exercise in something we should already be doing: looking for Christ. And if we know Christ, then we know He cannot thrive in sin, nor can any other spirit thrive in sanctification.”
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“Folks on both sides of the debate often seem to forget that Jesus’s words on fasting have more ‘do’s’ than ‘don’t’s.’ Those opposing it focus on what is forbidden, while those observing it focus on what isn’t.”
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“Now if an Old Covenant Israelite had said, ‘Hey guys, I made up a special holiday that overrides the Sabbath,’ he would have been stoned before he and his ox and his donkey could have even started their work.”