A Blameless Life
I have trusted without wavering. Psalm 26:1
Examine my heart and mind. Psalm 26:2
Hmmm.
Heart and mind.
Not just our thoughts, but also our desires.
Walk continually in truth. Psalm 26:3
Purify from everything that contaminates body and spirit. 2 Corinthians 7:1
My joy knows no bounds. 2 Corinthians 7:4
Even though...
Harassed at every turn.
Conflicts on the outside... fears within. 2 Corinthians 7:5
Taking pains to do what is right,
not only in the eyes of the Lord,
but also in the eyes of men. 2 Corinthians 8:21
People think we live by the standards of this world... 2 Corinthians 10:2
Do we?
Ask yourself how you, being a Christian, are different from the world.
Or, if you're a non-Christian,
first of all, "Welcome!",
what do you think a Christian should look like?
Love to hear from you.
jim@christiancommentary.com
We live in the world, but
we don't wage war as the world does. 2 Corinthians 10:3
The weapons we fight with are
not weapons of the world.
Divine power to demolish strongholds,
Demolish arguments, pretensions against God.
Take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5
A young prayer warrior at the youth center taught me
this means not just OUR thoughts,
but also taking captive others' thoughts to the obedience of Christ.
What do you think about that?
I believe it may be an overlooked weapon in our heavenly arsenal.
It does say EVERY thought.
Lord, we take captive to the obedience of Christ their thoughts of suicide,
their thoughts of insignificance, insecurity and indifference, etc., etc.
Not manipulation.
The key is "to the obedience of Christ".
Not looking only on the surface. 2 Corinthians 10:7
Watch out for preaching of a Jesus other than the Jesus Paul preached.
Don't receive a different spirit from the one you received.
The truth is in me. 2 Corinthians 11:10
God's power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9
Examine yourself to see whether you are in the faith. 2 Corinthians 13:5
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