Romans 7-9
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When we died in Christ, we died to the law's demands and obligations. The law is good, but showed us our sin, which makes us do what we don't want to do anymore, in the Spirit.
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There is no condemnation for those in Christ and in the Spirit. Instead, God means to have the righteousness of the law fulfilled in us (vs 4)! This can only happen in the Spirit, not in the flesh. He makes you alive in Christ's resurrection, an adopted son of God, and heirs of glory. This will far surpass our current sufferings, so we hope and pray in the Spirit, knowing God is working everything for our good as His people, predestined for glory. God is firmly for us in Christ, and nothing can change that.
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God chose Isaac and Jacob, and NOT other children of Abraham, which proves God favors you by His promise believed, NOT by ancestry. God chooses who He wants to, and that's fair becfuase He made us all to start with. Israel pursued righteousness hard, but not by faith, so they didn't get there.
"Know Your Enemy," Fight Laugh Feast, Fall 2022 - pg 59.
"God is an artist and He has signed every one of His works."
There are no neutral facts - God is active in every one.
This does not make the Christian worldview an echo chamber like any other.
I HIGHLY recommend the last two podcasts at "Got a Minute," with Pastor Rich Lusk. ("Conspiracy theories" and "Understanding George Gilder.")
He talks a lot of sense on gender issues, conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism.
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