Holding to Truth

holding to truth in love for the building up of the Body of Christ

Spiritual Breathing – A Daily Practice for Believers

How is your spiritual breathing? Such spiritual breathing is a basic practice for a vibrant, healthy Christian life.  In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, the Apostle Paul exhorted the believers to “unceasingly pray.”  Such unceasing prayer is a kind of spiritual breathing. Although, we can’t pray lengthy prayers continually, we can and should maintain a constant fellowship

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How I Use the Life-study of the Bible to Get More from God’s Word

Using the Life-study of the Bible has been a great help to me in getting into God’s word. If you are one who is seeking a deeper knowledge of the truth in the Bible this post could be life-changing! It has for me and I hope it will do the same for you also. First,

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What is holiness in the Bible?

What is holiness

Have you ever asked, “What is holiness in the Bible?” You may have even read a verse like, You shall be holy, for I, Jehovah your God, am holy. (Lev. 19:2) But what does that mean, and how is it even possible for us, who were fallen sinners, to be holy as God is holy?

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70 Aspects of Christ as Everything for Your Enjoyment

70 Items of Christ as Everything for your enjoyment

Here are 70 aspects of Christ as everything for your appreciation, experience and enjoyment! I found them while singing and musing on this hymn by Witness Lee entitled: “I’ve found the One of peerless worth.” This hymn expresses God’s desire for us! He wants us to experience and enjoy Christ as everything. However, to adequately

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Renewed in the Spirit of Your Mind – What does it mean and how do you experience it?

Be renewed in the spirit of your mind

“And that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind” – Ephesians 4:23 Have you ever wondered what Paul meant when he made this profound statement? If so, then I believe that you will agree with me that being “renewed in the spirit of your mind” is a mystery.  And I believe that this applies

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Does Your Christian Journey Need Road Signs?

Road Signs for Your Christian Journey

Do you need road signs for your Christian journey? There are at least seven of them hidden in the first chapter of the Gospel of John. In John 1 there are seven great signs in the history of the universe that are milestones for us to follow. Each milestone is a spiritual sign showing us

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The Present World Situation – 6 Ways for a Christian to Respond

6 Ways for a Believer in Christ to Respond to the Present World Situation

How should a Christian respond to the present world situation?   As a believer in Christ, have you experienced inner turmoil in knowing how to face the present environment in the world around you?  I know I have.  It is easy to lose sleep over it. Have you had the feeling that the crisis in

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7 Ways to Gain Christ as Your Enjoyment Every Day

7 Ways to Gain Christ as Your Enjoyment 3

God wants us to daily gain Christ for our enjoyment. Gaining Christ is not only so we will be satisfied but so that God’s eternal purpose can be fulfilled through us! Yet, to many of us, God’s great plan may still be a mystery. How marvelous that through the Old Testament typology—God’s “picture book”—He shows

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4 Characteristics of Blessed People You Might Not Expect

4 Characteristics of Blessed People

Often Christians talk about God’s blessing. But what does God’s blessing really look like? What does it mean to be “blessed people”? As I was doing some Bible study in the Gospel of Luke with the help of the Life-study of the Bible, I discovered four characteristics of blessed people that  touched me very much.

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Justification by Faith – What it is and How to Experience it

Justification by Faith - What it is and How to Experience it

Justification by faith is one of the crucial truths of the Christian faith revealed in the Bible. But I’m afraid many professing Christians would have a hard time clearly explaining its meaning. Probably even fewer could help you to enter into a personal experience of being justified by faith. How about you? Do you simply acknowledge

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