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Jun 14
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lowlycook added a link contribution Christ Must Be Revealed in Our Bodies"But friends, that’s exactly who we are: children of God. And that’s only the beginning. Who knows how we’ll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we’ll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus’ life as a model for our own." Being true children of God, we must look like the Son. In fact,... Read more »
Jun 13
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lowlycook added a link contribution The Church Should See that Possessions are NothingThe verse says Jesus unequivocally downplayed any reference to material possessions. Somewhere else, he said only the poor in spirit will inherit God's Kingdom. Moreover, he said in Luke 14 that anyone who does not give up everything he or she has cannot be his disciple. Yet, churches today scramble for what properties they can grab, calling it "church planting," and marvel at mega churches with moneyed... Read more »
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lowlycook added a link contribution Uproot Before You PlantThis verse is supplemental to Jesus saying, old wineskins cannot hold new wine and you reap what you sow. We often just plant and plant, especially when everyone's all excited about planting, or keep pouring in new wine in cracked and antiquated wine containers. We fail to see that planting with all the other trash around is useless, and pouring new wine into old wineskin ruins everything! Yes, Jesus... Read more »
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lowlycook added a link contribution Jeremiah was Called to Destroy--as the Church isA radical Jesus church is like the radical Jeremiah. It is called to destroy and yet be meek and persecuted. We are called to uproot, tear down, destroy, and overthrow before we can build and plant. And the first thing the church should destroy is the church that human organization built. Jeremiah was called to destroy, first of all, the bible-believing nation of Israel that had become idolatrous... Read more »
May 19
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lowlycook joined YouVersion