- So . . . I'm "feeding myself" in the morning from God's Word and thought I'd post what I'm chewin' on and make my "food" available for others who might want to nibble a bit. Hope it's of some benefit to you . . .
The word of God is living and active . . . (Hebrews 4:12)
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Tag Archives: new man
Created After the Likeness of God
I pause this morning and consider how emphatic Paul is in exhorting the Ephesians: Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. (Ephesians … Continue reading
Posted in Ephesians
Tagged holiness, new creation, new man, righteousness, union with Christ
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Imago Dei
I’m no theologian, nor am I into Latin, but Imago Dei, “the image of God,” has been on my radar a lot over the past few months. It started at an Apologetics Canada Conference a friend invited me to back … Continue reading
Posted in Ephesians
Tagged a worthy walk, Image Bearers, Imago Dei, imputed righteousness, new man, put on Christ
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The Heart of God
I’m sure there must be other places where God speaks with such longing, but I can’t think of any right now. And, it occurs to me, my first thoughts of God tend not to be of what He passionately desires … Continue reading
Posted in Deuteronomy
Tagged a new heart, fear of God, new man, obedience, the fear of God
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Dead to Sin and Alive to God
Chewing on Romans 6 this morning. In the last couple of chapters Paul’s been explaining how Christ’s death for us has made possible a righteousness received by faith. That by believing that Christ died for our sin on the cross, … Continue reading
Posted in Romans
Tagged alive to God, dead to sin, in Christ, new life, new man, sanctification
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Of the Truth
The celebration nears. The remembrance of a birth is less than two weeks away. For many it’s about family and traditions, with little significance beyond that. For others, it includes the heart-warming folklore of the “No Room Here Inn,” a … Continue reading
Do It Together!
Paul wrote because some form of deceptive teaching was threatening to destabilize their heavenly calling. While what was being laid down had the “appearance of wisdom in promoting self made religion,” to pick it up provided no help whatsoever “in … Continue reading
Posted in Colossians
Tagged forbearance, love one another, new man, the church, the family of God
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Participation and Expectation
No way! That’s Paul’s response to the question . . . no way! By no means are we to continue in sin so that grace may abound (Rom. 6:1). No longer should we play around in the muck just to … Continue reading
Posted in Romans
Tagged face to face with Christ, grace, heaven, new man, resurrection power
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Turn My Feet to Your Testimonies
It wasn’t that he listened to some bad advice. Instead, the new king Rehoboam shopped around until he found some counselors who told him what he wanted to hear. He looked for some outside confirmation of the folly he had … Continue reading
Posted in 1Kings, Ephesians, Psalms, Uncategorized
Tagged God's ways, new man, the Word of God, wisdom
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The New Selfie
I don’t know why we still call them phones. For most of us, that little (or, in more and more cases, not so little) device we carry with us 24/7 is probably used the least as a phone. It connects … Continue reading
