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“Be filled with the Spirit” and “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly” are parallel commands. The Spirit works through His Word, not apart from it. If you want to be Spirit-filled, open your Bible.

Paul found his acceptance with God not in his own imperfect obedience, as impressive as it was, but by trusting in the perfect righteousness of Christ, which God credits to all who trust in Him as Savior. This is what faith is — trusting in Jesus Christ alone as one’s Savior. Jerry Bridges

One of the most glorious truths in all of Scripture is this: sinners are justified before God, not by their works, but by faith alone in Jesus Christ. What Is Justification? Justification is a legal declaration by God. It is not a process of becoming righteous, but a once-for-all act where God declares a…

The depths of affliction often strip away the illusions we live by and bring the conscience face to face with reality. When comfort is removed and strength fails, the heart is no longer distracted, and what lies within begins to surface. Scripture shows that suffering has a way of exposing what we would otherwise…

1 Peter 2:21, Romans 8:16-18 Our greatest suffering is our sin. And our greatest need is forgiveness for sin. The Lord Himself endured the greatest suffering in behalf of sinners and for those in Christ, has called us to suffer.

“The more we know Christ, the more we must love him. The more we know any truth about him, the more it must move us in a very deep and vital sense. And in the same way, we must grow in the matter of our conduct and of our behavior, grow up into Him…

Satan uses condemnation to cause us to see our sin, to despair, and to run from God – leaving us in our sin. The Holy Spirit uses conviction to cause us to see our sin, to repent, and to run to God – cleansing us from our sin.

“Our confidence is not in our love for Him, which is frail, fickle, and faltering, but in His love for us, which is steadfast, faithful, and persevering. The doctrine of ‘the perseverance of the saints’ needs to be renamed. It is the doctrine of the perseverance of God with His saints.”

If we are to come to God and worship God, we must have Christ! Jesus said in John 14:6 that He alone is the Way, the Truth and Life. No one comes to the Father except through Him. Our greatest need, as we prepare for worship, is knowing and loving and being in Christ. In John 4 Jesus…