Something intense occurs within us when we become born again through faith. It is a war within between our flesh and our spirit. At first, that may sound strange. Why would such a struggle occur after we become a Christian? Think about it this way. Before …
Becoming a new creation is one thing. But living as a new creation is another. It’s not hard for someone to become a new creation in Christ. All that’s necessary is for him to repent of his sins and genuinely place his faith in Christ’s redemptive …
What does it mean to be born again? To answer that question, consider these words from the book of Ezekiel: “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out …
Though we have been born again, we are still clothed in a physical body. That means we still have desires in our flesh that aim to please our fleshly desires and not God. So, what’s a Christian to do? In Paul’s letter to the church at …
At times, you may hear someone say, “I know the Lord,” or “You need to get to know God.” But like much of the Christian lingo, knowing God means different things to different people. Hence, what we mean and what others think we mean can be …
