The Importance of Understanding Righteousness

Believers have been made right with God. He sees us as righteous not because of anything good we have done, but because of what Jesus did and our fait...

Practically Operating from Your True Identity

Believers are God's children. Knowing who we are impacts our daily living in everything concerning us as well as how we should see ourselves. We're n...

Living Life Through Your True Identity

The quality of our lives depends on living daily from our true identity in Christ. The concept of sin has changed from the Old Testament to the New Te...

Getting in Sync With Your Jesus Identity

Knowing who we are and why we were created requires that we understand and live from our identity in Christ rather than trying to become something thr...

Recognizing Our True Identity

Accepting and believing who we are in Christ allows us to do miracles. As reflections of Jesus, we have the same capability to walk on water the way H...

The One True Faith

A proper interpretation of the Bible is essential if we as believers are to be effective in sharing the Gospel of Grace. When Jesus gave His disciples...

Does Faith Require Works

When we get born again, God immediately declares us righteous because of our belief in Jesus. This is our stance in Christ, independent of our actions...

Governed by the Holy Spirit of Grace

It's impossible to separate the Holy Spirit from the Gospel of Grace. Unlike the long lists of rules and regulations that administered the law, the Sp...

Spirit Led Grace Life

For the new covenant of grace to manifest itself in our lives, we need the Holy Spirit's presence. It's good to have knowledge of scriptural principle...

Embracing Innocence Consciousness

Our mindset makes a huge difference in how we live our lives. Being conscious of our sins causes us shame and condemnation; by contrast, being aware o...

Sin Consciousness vs Innocence Consciousness Pt.3

eing conscious of our sins isn't the way God wants us to live. By contrast, being aware of how God sees us in Christ—innocent and free—lets us focus o...

The Chastening of the Lord

Living under grace as believers means we're God's children. As our heavenly Father, He loves us enough to chasten and correct us as needed. It's painf...

Sin Consciousness vs Innocence Consciousness

An awareness of sin is Satan's number one weapon to keep believers stagnant and paralyzed in one place. His strategy is to constantly remind us of our...

The Drama That Life Brings

ur relationships with others can sometimes be eye-opening. No two people are the same, and everyone we come into contact with brings different life ex...

The Chastening of the Lord

The Chastening of the Lord

The Chastening of the Lord

The Chastening of the Lord

How to Have Hope When It's Hard

The world we live in is filled with negativity, despair, and hopelessness. However, studying the Bible reveals to us how we can experience victory des...

How to Overcome Self-Deception

Deceiving ourselves trips us up on our spiritual walk. When we deceive ourselves, we're blind to the assumptions we make and think we're right when w...

The Origin of Self-Deception

The most dangerous thing about self-deception is that when we're operating in it, we don't even know that we're being deceived. Failing to be true to...

Defining Self-Deception

Feeling like we're inadequate causes us to focus solely on ourselves instead of on God, and brings us into self-effort to try to improve ourselves. W...

Defining Self-Deception

Feeling like we're inadequate causes us to focus solely on ourselves instead of on God, and brings us into self-effort to try to improve ourselves. W...

The Grace to Change

Change is necessary for growth, and if we've been born again, our own lives should demonstrate transformation. Others should be able to look at us and...

The Gift of Righteousness vs. The Curse

When we get born again, we receive a new nature and become as perfect and flawless in God's eyes as Jesus, Himself. God sees everyone who has accepted...

Maintaing Your Righteous Stance Pt.2

The coming year will be a pivotal point for Christians. The changes it will bring will include a split within the church in which people fall away fro...

The Power to Change Self-Indulgence

God wants to empower us. Specifically, He wants us to be able to break free from addictions, cravings, and lasciviousness. Submitting to a change in i...

Sin Consciousness vs. Innocence Consciousness Pt 4

Being conscious of our sins is not the way God wants us to live. By contrast, being aware of how God sees us in Christ—innocent and free—lets us focus...

Sin Consciousness vs. Innocence Consciousness Pt 3

What we focus on dramatically impacts the quality of our lives. An awareness of sin, and the shame and guilt it brings, comes from the knowledge of th...

Sin Consciousness vs. Innocence Consciousness Pt 2

The devil is always actively working to destroy us. One of the ways he makes inroads in our lives is by getting us to be more aware of our sins and sh...

Sin Consciousness vs. Innocence Consciousness Pt 1

An awareness of sin is Satan's number one weapon to keep believers stagnant and paralyzed in one place. His strategy is to constantly remind us of our...

The High Cost of Self-Deception

Deceiving ourselves comes with serious consequences. Telling ourselves a lie so often that we eventually believe it blinds us to the truth by producin...

How to Overcome Self-Deception

Deceiving ourselves trips us up on our spiritual walk. When we deceive ourselves, we are blind to the assumptions we make and think we are right when...

The Origin of Self-Deception Pt.2

God has great plans for our lives, but those plans are blocked when we deceive ourselves. Deceiving ourselves makes us spiritually blind to the truth...

File Progress The Origin of Self-Deception

The most dangerous thing about self-deception is that when we are operating in it, we do not even know that we are being deceived. Failing to be true...

Defining Self-Deception

To experience God's best, it is important not to live in deception. This especially applies to us because believing the wrong thing causes us to decei...

Depending on God as your Source

One thing we can count on as Christians is that we will encounter trouble and tribulation. There is no escaping this; however, in the midst of the suf...

Prayer: The Believers Dependence Upon God

When we pray, we demonstrate our trust and reliance on God. Praying with the right motives does not involve loud wailing and constant repetition to im...

How to Declare your Dependence on God

As God's children, our heavenly Father has made a commitment to take care of us. This extends not just to our finances, but to every other area of our...

How to Completely Depend on God

We live in a world of people accustomed to depending on themselves and their own abilities. As born-again believers, however, we are called to live go...