What is it you cling to?
What is it you value?
When the chips are down ..... ?
Philippians 3:1-6
Welcome Consistent Concepts
Remind ourselves whose we are!
Who God is.
What the Gospel is.
The world offers: Sex, "Security", "Happiness".
God offers: Joy, Peace, Righteous - in Jesus.
Watch Out For The Crazies
So many of us lean on Jesus + "something else" for salvation.
Yet the Gospels are quite clear:
Jesus + NOTHING else is what brings salvation!
The "Dogs" are probably evil doers, encouraging reverse circumcision.
Historically, dogs are Gentiles and unclean ones.
Judaizers are the false teachers.
If you can say you are a Christian, then finish this sentence, something you do:
"A REAL Christian _________________"
The blank represents your belief of a non-essential attached to the basis of salvation!
Christian Characteristics
Circumcision of the heart.
Trust is in Jesus!
Not anything else!
Walk Away.....
From SELF confidence.
Before his experience of meeting Jesus, Saul was very sure of himself and what his god demanded.
He put his trust in his heredity and nationalism.
Circumcised,
Works driven,
A Blue Blood, if you will.
And then he realized that all he clung to, he had to abandon all to follow Jesus!
He has to discover what God values.
And, be reworked from the inside - out!
Then he chose to be a Jesus Follower.
The quicker we learn these lessons, the easier it will be for us to follow .....
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