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What are the implications of being justified by faith? We have peace with God, we stand in grace, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God! Nothing should make us rejoice more than these glorious truths!

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"If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them."

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In this biographical sketch at The Bridge church camp, pastor Brian looks at 3 lessons from the life of George Mueller: the supreme importance of finding happiness in the Lord, the supreme importance of meditating on scripture, and the supreme importance of faith and prayer in the believer’s life. [powerpress] Lessons from the Life of... Read more »

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Paul says that our faith is credited as righteousness. What exactly does he mean? What kind of faith is credited as righteousness? What must be believe to have our faith credited as righteousness? Find out in this message as Pastor Brian draws Romans 4 to a close.

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Why did God decide to justify us through faith? He could have chosen any number of ways to save us. This passage tells us that God decided to justify us through faith for four different reasons: 1) So that it would be by grace; 2) so that it would be guaranteed; 3) so that it would be global; and 4) so that it would give God all the glory.

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"Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you."

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"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."

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The Christian life is like a marathon race. We run this race with faith and endurance. We have Old Testament saints in the stands that we can look to as examples of enduring faith. We have a course that has been laid out in every detail by the hand of our loving Father. We have a Jesus as our Trainer/Coach to lead us all the way. And we have a glorious prize at the end of the race.

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Having discussed the doctrine of justification by faith in abstract theological terms in Romans 3, Paul illustrates this truth now in the Old Testament patriarch Abraham. We learn that Abraham was justified apart from works, circumcision, or the Law.

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What are the consequences of the glorious truth of Justification by Faith Alone? Paul tells us that it Eliminates Boasting, Abolishes Distinctions, and Establishes the Law. The truth humbles us and gives all the glory to God!

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