So, when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he…
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And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread." But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" Mat…
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Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 1 Joh 3:2 ESV
Even though we develop a “false self” – to help…
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For all that is in the world--the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions--is not from the Father but is from the world. 1 Joh 2:16 ESV
We are discussing the “false self” and the “true self”. The…
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You used to be like people living in the dark, but now you are people of the light because you belong to the Lord. So act like people of the light and make your light shine. Ephes 5:8-9a CEV
Our spiritual growth entails…
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Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart. Prov 21:2 ESV
As we grow up in the world we become more and more a unique person – we “individuate”. This normal and healthy process is hijacked by sin,…
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Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Rom 8:8-9a ESV
Paul warns us not to live “fleshly” (or “carnally”). The word “flesh”…
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…cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. Gen 3:17b, 19a ESV
It takes a…
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He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life. Gen 3:24 ESV
Almost like the first humans, who were driven out of…
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And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. Gen 2:8 ESV
Before sin man lived in harmony in paradise. He had peace: peace between him and his fellow human, between him and…
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The bodies we now have are weak and can die. But they will be changed into bodies that are eternal. Then the Scriptures will come true, "Death has lost the battle! 1 Cor 15:54 CEV
Even if we distinguish the different aspects of…
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Let the Spirit change your way of thinking and make you into a new person. You were created to be like God, and so you must please him and be truly holy. Ephes 4:23-24 CEV
God’s promise was that his people will receive a “new…
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