Christ My Covenant

Additional Sound Counsel from Dr. Gary Shogren. Gullibility is not a fruit of the Spirit. Yes, Paul did once tell the Corinthians that a loving Christian “believes all things” (1 Cor 13:7), but what he meant was along of the lines of, “to whatever extent possible, believe the best about other people”. It’s important to establish …

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Series: Romans From Romans 1v.18 through to chapter 3v.20 Paul has demonstrated that “There is no-one righteous, not even one”. Because that is true, no-one will be declared righteous in God’s sight on the basis of what they are by nature or on the basis of what they do. So, no-one will be declared righteous …

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Introduction: In this letter the apostle Paul has just presented the surpassing, transforming, and enduring glory of the new covenant in Jesus Christ. He rejoices that God has given him the privilege of serving God and others in this glorious ministry. Here we can know and take pleasure in God’s glory in Christ Jesus. We ought …

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1. The Great Commission of the King Many (if not most) Christians have heard of the Great Commission: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, …

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Sound counsel from Dr. Gary Shogren I can remember my first brush with an “urban legend”. In the early 1970s, I was in a group for Christian boys, and we got a monthly magazine, similar to “Boys’ Life”. One article passed along the following story, saying it was solid fact: In a southern state, two …

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