If you’re enjoying this series on moving from Milk to Meat you may like to check out the Podcasts episode 1 and episode 2. You may like to also check out the posts on Repenting from Evil Deeds, Placing our Faith in God, Baptisms, theLaying on Of Hands, the Resurrection of the Dead and Eternal Judgement. 1. Put away childish things. I Corinthians 13:11, NIV. “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. [...] Read more »
What Does Repenting from Evil Deeds Mean?
What Does Repenting from Evil Deeds Mean? As followers of Christ we know we need to repent of evil deeds. You’re a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17) you can’t go on sinning. It’s impossible for those who have been born of the Spirit to continue in sin. (1 John 2:3-6). There are two words in the Bible that tell us what to do. The first is Greek it’s metaknoia. Greek =metaknoia which is meta+knoia and meta is the [...] Read more »
How to Overcome Demonic Attacks
Please don’t be offended that I say one possibility for habitual sin is demonic attacks. And don’t think I’m giving you permission to say, “the devil made me do it” to absolve yourself from any responsibility. If you have named Jesus your Lord, He has given you a new name and His authority. You don’t have to put up with supernatural cravings to sin. Here’s what you need to know. Unforgiveness, hate, abuse, sin, unclean sex, illness, trauma, and fear [...] Read more »
Understanding Confession and Repentance
We need to confess our sins to God. That is, we need to agree with Him that it was sin. It wasn’t a “mistake” or “stupidity” or “oops” or…it was sin. It separated us from Him and alienated us from others. It’s not in our nature to sin any longer. We are no longer under the control of sin. We also need to confess to each other. There is healing in confession. We are told to Confess your sins to [...] Read more »
The Process of Restoring Trust
When a follower of Christ has sinned, and has repented of that sin, trust still needs to be restored. This is how the process of restoring trust begins: Allow them to feel godly sorrow. Ask questions like, “Who has been affected by your sin?” Help them see the broader picture. Lead them through to solutions with questions like “What are you going to do to make it right with those who are affected by your sin?” “How are you going [...] Read more »
Truth to Meditate On to Know You Are Forgiven
If you’ve asked for forgiveness from God, you may still need help knowing you’re forgiven. People have this problem when they want to “feel” like they’ve been forgiven. Truth supersedes feelings. Feelings will follow, but they don’t point to the truth when they contradict what the Bible says. So know what the Bible says about forgiveness. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is [...] Read more »
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