Deny (Dynamics of the Spiritual Life, Part 3)
But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord… Philippians 3.7, 8
The spiritual life
We are grouping the various dynamics of the spiritual life under three general and overlapping headings: define, depend, and demonstrate.
The Way to Truth
Start with the Word. Stick with the Word.
Holiness with Fear
1 Peter 1.17-19
17And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear, 18knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
What the Lord Requires
The Law of God for Daily Meditation Morning Meditation: Deuteronomy 10.12-22 12“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13andto keep the […]
Ephesians 4:11-16 [3]
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of […]