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Being “not of the world” brings to mind many different, peculiar behaviors that Christians embody (a.k.a “piety”), some of which are Scriptural and some that aren’t. As Jesus coined this phrase, however, his focus was less on our behavior and more on...

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We know we’re all sinners, but some sinners are way worse than others. So bad that they are totally excluded from the possibility of salvation, right? Not only do we selectively point to only some of the people the Bible names as wrongdoers but we...

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We have an obsession with dividing ourselves up into categories of immature and mature. “Mature” people even demand “more meat” from their churches and pastors. But true maturity isn’t demanding and it’s not all about “knowing.”

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Christians are supposed to hate money, be poor, right? No! It’s not money, it’s the LOVE of money that is the problem. Whew, that’s good news, who would possibly love money? We all do! But by giving it away, we break its hold over us.

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Although this is a statement of comfort, we often think about God’s “plans” (or his “will”) in a way that is very specific and restrictive—even fatalistic. God’s will is much more open than most of us think.

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To most, prayer is seen as a Christian duty not as a tool that God has entrusted to us to enlist his power to change our circumstances.

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We often think that challenges, stressors, and temptations are the result of the tangible things in life but perhaps there’s more going on than meets the eye.

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They’re known as “ministering spirits” and according to Scripture they’re very real, intervening on our behalf even though we are usually unaware.

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Miracles, by definition, are acts that stand in defiance of the natural world. Jesus did miracles, but after his resurrection, supernatural healings (and other miracles) start happening through his followers!

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Throughout time certain people have been given extraordinary gifts for God’s purposes. On the day called Pentecost, the Spirit of God is poured out on all Jesus-followers, giving supernatural gifts indiscriminately to them.

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