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Notes on Godly Fruit
A tree needs sunlight to produce fruit. Christians will experience a drop in fruit production when walking in darkness. We need Son-light. The fruit of the Spirit is not a basket of different fruits from which you get to pick and choose, it is something you should be...
Giving an Answer
In 1 Peter 3:15-16 we see that we Christians should be ready to give people an answer for what we believe and why we believe it, and to do it in a kind manner. Being able to give an answer or reason is also referred to as apologetics. It is knowing what you believe...
Love Holds On, Love Lets Go
God is the source of real love, and shows us how to have and use it. Love seeks the highest good of its object. Whether that means holding on or letting go, love makes us strong enough to do it. Love holds on and sticks around even when it is difficult. Love holds on...
Closeness and Closeness
I was reading a devotional earlier this morning and part of it stuck out. While nothing can separate us from the love of God, we can distance ourselves from Him relationally, becoming insensitive to Him. We can be close to God without being close with God. It's like...
Fungus Among Us
If you're familiar with fungi, you'll know that often by the time you can see a fungus, it's already been there growing a while. I'll be using mushrooms and mold as an example here. The part of a mushroom that we see and call the mushroom is actually only the fruiting...
God, Volition, and Natures
We humans have a sinful nature. It's not just what we do, it's who we are, and we can't do anything about it ourselves. Sometimes to cope with our inability to do anything about it, we attempt to deny our sinful human nature. But God Himself doesn't deny our nature,...