How Human Union Reveals the Love of Christ for His Bride “This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.” — Ephesians 5:32 From the beginning, God ordained marriage not only as a blessing for man and woman, but as a picture of something far greater. The union of a husband…
The Great Divide: About vs. Him There is all the difference in the world between knowing about Christ and knowing Christ Himself. You can study Julius Caesar or Abraham Lincoln — you may know their history, their words, their deeds — but you cannot know them as living persons. They are gone. You can read…
Rediscovering the Indwelling Righteousness of Christ The Half Gospel Many Christians today have been taught a gospel that ends at justification — as if being declared righteous on paper is all that matters, while who we are in practice makes no difference. The result? A church with no power, no holiness, and no fear of…
Trusting the Word in an Age of Confusion Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.— Psalm 119:105 If you’re new to the Christian life, you may be wondering why believers talk about the Bible so much. Why is this old book still being quoted, memorized, preached, and lived…
Series: The Inheritance of the SaintsDwelling in the Land — Post 34 of 35 Living Fully in What Christ Has Given There is a time to fight, and there is a time to dwell. God did not bring you into the land just to battle forever. He brought you in so you could abide—live—enjoy—be fruitful….
Series: The Inheritance of the SaintsThe Land of the Mind — Part 4: Post 22 of 35 Thinking with the Mind of Christ You are not meant to live with your old mindset. “For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.” (1…
Series: The Inheritance of the SaintsLet Us Fear Lest We Fall Short — Post 15 of 35 Entering His Rest by Faith God promised rest. But not all who heard the promise entered it. The wilderness generation of Israel had the gospel preached to them, yet they died outside the land. Why? Because the Word…
Series: The Inheritance of the SaintsFacing the Enemy: Part 2 — Post 8 of 35 Know Your Enemy, Take Your Stand The greatest danger in spiritual warfare is not the strength of the enemy—it is our ignorance of him. “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”…
Series: The Inheritance of the SaintsThe Land of the Emotions — Post 6 of 35 Understanding the Inner Landscape Emotions are a gift from God—but they were never meant to rule the soul. When left unchecked, feelings become tyrants. When redeemed, they become worship. The land of the emotions is often the hardest to possess,…
The truths in this series assume a life already shaped through daily fellowship with Christ. For the foundations of that walk, begin with Giants in the Land, then Freedom That Remains, followed by True Apostolic Discipleship and then completing the series with The Inheritance of the Saints. Jump to Table of Contents Possessing What Christ…