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God, knowing Jesus as your personal
Savior, the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives and the importance
of putting your faith into action with various articles on Christian
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APART FROM ME
Article by Tom Gilbert — © LivingtheSolution.com
When it comes to being around others
do you feel a part of or apart from?
A Part of Apart From?
No matter how much we may convince ourselves that we don't need
or want fellowship God knows that's not true. We were created
for each other, for community. God desires a relationship with
us, so much so that He sent Jesus to bring us back to Him and
to make it possible for us to have the rich reward of eternal
life with God. Part of the beauty of God's fellowship with us
is how it is accomplished by our interaction with other people.
In John
15:5 Christ tells us, "I am the vine; you are the
branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear
much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing".
This scripture verse is incredibly rich. What does it tell us?
For one, Jesus is telling us the secret of unity. When we are
united to God in three persons, we are part of the answered
prayer to "be one just as you and I are one". Being
part of the divine consciousness makes us whole. No longer are
we isolated and operating on our own power. We are part of the
great stream of living water!
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BECOMING A SAINT
Article by Tom Gilbert —
© LivingtheSolution.com
November 1 is observed as the
Feast
of All Saints in the Christian Church. Like
many people, I grew up with the belief that saints were
really good people, "other worldly" in their
devotion to God. The trouble with this partial understanding
of a saint is that we can make the mistake that God evaluates
us on our performance to determine who should get the
reward of Heaven and everlasting life. We should do good,
but as a result of God's grace, forgiveness and unconditional
love, not as some sort of test of our worthiness.
Our actions are important. But we are imperfect. We make
mistakes. We miss the mark. Therefore, our faith in God
and acceptance of God's redemption is essential. Some
Christian teachers go to extremes to drive this point
home, reminding us over and over again that our works
have nothing to do with salvation and that it is all grace.
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