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But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.                         Matthew 5:48 NLT These words of Jesus have terrified Christians for 2000 years. What?! Be as perfect as God? No! So people have tried to explain it away in a variety of ways. But there it is, and it won’t goContinue reading “The Bible Story-Line”

 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.                                                                                                Continue reading “Who You Are”

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.                                                                    Matthew 16:24 NLT One of the great crises in our contemporary culture is the struggle to find oneself. This is, of course, the tragic result ofContinue reading “To Find Yourself”

Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God– truly righteousContinue reading “God’s Pattern”

I am the LORD your God.  You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes. You shall follow my rules and keep myContinue reading “Boundaries”

Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. Through him you also are being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit. Ephesians 2:20-22Continue reading “Coming Home 2”

When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the LORD God among the trees. Then the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?”                                   Genesis 3:8-9 NLT The longer I teach the Bible, the more impressedContinue reading “Coming Home-1”

So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals thatContinue reading “Kings and Queens of the Earth”

Come now, let’s settle this,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.               Isaiah 1:18 NLT There is a scene in the movie Ben Hur that I will never forget. This once,Continue reading “At The Cross”