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Faith Change – Hymn: Are you Washed

Posted in Christ on May 28, 2018| 1 Comment »

I found a better way for me to sing the hymn, “Are you washed in the Blood”

I have been to Jesus for the cleansing pow'r;
I am washed in the blood of the Lamb.
I am fully trusting in His grace this hour;
I am washed in the blood of the Lamb!


Chorus:
I am washed in the blood,
In the soul-cleansing blood of the Lamb.
My garments are spotless, they are white as snow,
I am washed in the blood of the Lamb.


I am walking daily by the Savior's side;
I am washed in the blood of the Lamb.
I rest each moment in the Crucified;
I am washed in the blood of the Lamb.


When the Bridegroom commeth my robes will be white!
For I'm washed in the blood of the Lamb.
My soul will be ready for His presence bright,
For I'm washed in the blood of the Lamb!


I laid aside my garments that were stained with sin,
and was washed in the blood of the Lamb,
I found the fountain flowing for the soul unclean,
I was washed in the blood of the lamb.

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4 Books

Posted in Christ on March 11, 2016| Leave a Comment »

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So far, other than the Bible, there are four books which have impact on my life and way of thinking:

  1. The Christian Family by Larry Christenson;
  2. Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist by John Piper;
  3. Delighting in the Trinity: An introduction to the Christian Faith by Michael Reeves;
  4. The Naked Gospel: The Truth you May Never Hear in Church by Andrew Farley.

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Knowing the Source Makes a Difference

Posted in Christ on February 26, 2016| 1 Comment »

splinter_02The Apostle Paul spent three chapters in his letter to the Romans identifying the source of their pain.

Something was lodged in their bodies that was, actually, the real cause of their problems.

“I know that good doesn’t live in me–that is, in my body..if I do the very things that I don’t want to do, then I’m not the one doing it anymore.  Instead it is sin that lives in me that is doing it. – Romans 7:18-20 CEB

We are not “miserable sinners saved by grace”, we are saints redeemed by the blood of Christ.  Though renewed, forgiven, justified, and changed on the inside, there is something on the outside, in our bodies, still causing a problem.  Sin (not “sins”) is lodged there, like a thorn in the flesh, dragging us down.

The real us, has been cleaned, and choosing to believe our bodies are crucified with Christ, we stand before God renewed.  As we live with God’s power to say, “No!” to our bodies when they pull us the wrong way, we act more and more like Jesus.  When we lay down our bodies to be with Jesus all the struggle is over.  When he returns and changes our bodies to be like his there will be no problems at all.

This is not a “devil makes me do it” mentality, quite the opposite!  If the problem was me, it would be hard to fight against myself, but since the problem is something outside of me, I can defeat it!  God and I can defeat anything!

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