Believer, Blog, Called to Spiritual Change, Depraved, Erik Garthe, Holiness, Lying, No Longer Conformed, Sin, Spiritual, transformed, Truth
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In The Pursuit of Holiness, Jerry Bridges wrote, “If there is not then at least a yearning in our hearts to live a holy life pleasing to God we need to seriously question whether our faith in Christ is genuine.” More →
Blog, Erik Garthe, Mind of Christ, No Longer Conformed, Rights, Sacrifice, Surrender, Surrendering Rights, transformed, world
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Do you have “the mind of Christ”? It has everything to do with surrendering rights. Total sacrifice of self is the most important principle for a Christian to apply and the most difficult to accomplish. Galatians 5:24 declares, “Those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” This is most difficult to accomplish, yet it must be done. More →
Blog, Christian, Christian Life, Christianity, Erik Garthe, Hypocrisy, No Longer Conformed, Spiritual, transformed, What are You Really Like?
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What are you really like? Not the person you try to make us think you are, but the person you really are. Proverbs 23:7 says, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. ‘Eat and drink!’ he says to you, but his heart is not with you.” More →
Attitude, Behavior, Biblical Thinking, Blog, Burdens, Change, Decisions, Erik Garthe, Habits, Holy Spirit, It's a Matter of Choice, No Longer Conformed, transformed
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It’s a matter of choice. You will either master your attitudes or they will master you. Who you are today is the result of choices made yesterday. Tomorrow will be made up of today’s decisions. Choose to have a good attitude tomorrow. How is this done? More →
Attitude, Blog, Erik Garthe, No Longer Conformed, Praise, Rejoice, Secure, Selfless, Submissive, transformed, What is Your Attitude Reading?
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What is your attitude indicator reading? Airplanes have a gauge that reflects the attitude of the plane in flight. It shows the position of the aircraft in relation to the horizon. When the airplane is climbing it is “nose-high” and it is “nose-down” when diving. The attitude of the aircraft indicates its performance. More →
Blog, Conformed, Emotions, Erik Garthe, Holy Spirit, Mind, No Longer Conformed, Physical, Satan, spirit, transformed, Unsaved, What is Getting to Will?, Will
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“It doesn’t really affect me.” That’s the way we usually excuse a questionable activity. God created humans of three parts: body, soul, and spirit. In a believer’s walk with the Lord, the soul is the primary target of Satan. Why? More →
Ambassadors, Blog, born again, Erik Garthe, new, No Longer Conformed, No Water in the Boat, purity, salvation, separate, transformed, witness, world
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“It’s ok for a boat to be in the water but not vice versa.” These words illustrate exactly the relationship of the Christian and the world. The Lord Jesus Christ prayed to the Father on our behalf, “[not] that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.” (John 17:15) More →
