Holiness… Love and holiness 23 Jan 201722 Jan 2017 I think we often confuse holiness with righteousness. I mean that is essentially the point behind saying that so-and-so is "holier-than-thou" right? Holiness includes righteousness but it is more than…
Holiness My Thought for the Day (10/11/2016) 11 Oct 201611 Oct 2016 Jesus loves you just as you are, and He loves you too much to leave you as you are.
Holiness… Holy Fashion 31 May 2016 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in…
Holiness Holy Bullets… 18 Mar 201518 Mar 2015 Holiness means… …being set apart for God's use. All Christians are holy because God has chosen us and set us aside to be His people; that makes us holy. This…
Grace… Clearly Forgiven But Still Not Clear 26 Jan 201526 Jan 2015 A good friend of mine sent me this great video I that want to share with you. http://youtu.be/9oTLKzoWyqk What a great illustration of our need for God's forgiveness and how…
Grace… Being Gracious 23 Dec 201423 Dec 2014 We are freed by God's grace to live a life of love. The freedom we have been given in Christ is given so that we can pursue personal holiness. And…
Grace… If You Want to be Righteous, You Need to be Gracious 23 Dec 201423 Dec 2014 Holiness shows itself by being gracious towards others. The pursuit of personal holiness directed inwardly sets our standards for our behavior towards others. That is righteousness. The pursuit of holiness…
Grace… Holiness Means What? 21 Dec 201422 Dec 2014 In my reading a while back, I came across this great story. St. Michael's had always been a very wealthy church. Its 300 members usually gave a combined annual offering…
Grace… Loving God Brings the Desire to be Holy 21 Dec 201421 Dec 2014 Grace frees us from the hopelessness of being accountable to the Law's penalties, for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely…
Grace… Grace Frees Us to Pursue Holiness 17 Dec 201418 Dec 2014 God's grace frees us so that we can pursue personal holiness. Before we do anything else we need to define what that means. What is holiness? What does it mean…