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Category Archives: Sanctification & Holiness
Lessons Learned in the School of Affliction
Psalm 119:64-71; Psalm 94:12 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed … Continue reading
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True Liberty in the Lord
2 Corinthians 3:17—Galatians 2:4; Galatians 5:1; Psalm 119:45-48 Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty—Liberty which we have in Christ Jesus. Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled … Continue reading
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Thought Crime
Psalm 119:113; Psalm 94:11,12; Psalm 119:67,71 I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out … Continue reading
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Kindergarten in the School of Christ
1 John 3:23; Matthew 16:24 This is his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take … Continue reading
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One Woman’s Perceptive Garden Sign: Free Weeds, Pick Your Own
Proverbs 24:30-32; Luke 6:44; Song of Solomon 1:6 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the … Continue reading
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Tagged covetousness, gardening, hypocrisy, lusts, pride, sanctification, self-examination, sin, unbelief, weeds, worldliness
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The Glorious Mysterious Change Yet to Come
Philippians 3:20,21; 1 John 3:2,3 Our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to … Continue reading
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Walking the Walk That Pleases God
Colossians 1:10―1 Thessalonians 4:1; John 8:28, 29 Walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God―Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, … Continue reading
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Possessing the Land of Our Inheritance
Joshua 13:1: Joshua 15:63; 1 Chronicles 11:4 There remaineth yet very much land to be possessed… As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children … Continue reading
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When Jesus Christ Washes Our Feet
John 13:1, 3-5 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved … Continue reading
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Dead Flies
Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. JOHN TRAPP (1601-1699): A great many flies may fall into … Continue reading
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