Freedom! But freedom for what? Freedom to bring glory to God and benefit others?
Or freedom to do as you please, under the guise of Christian Liberty.

Galatians 5:13 says - For you were called to freedom, brothers; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

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When this is the day you wonder if you can or should do something under the name of Christian liberty, ask yourself this - is it building up? If it’s not, don’t do it. Christian liberty is proactive, not reactive. Our desire must be to build others up, instead of seeking our own fleshly desires, even when those desires aren’t sinful.

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Resources:

Temptation and Sin - The 6th Volume of "The Works of John Owen"

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To be unforgiving and a believer IS mutually exclusive. It’s not compatible. If you’re a believer, you must be a forgiver. As you have been forgiven, so must you forgive.

This isn’t a controversial opinion. This is pretty standard stuff that we think most believers agree with.

But when you examine your heart - is it true? Or.. do you have a heart of unforgiveness? Which is really, a heart of bitterness. Do you hold onto slights? Do you get offended and let that offense - whether real or perceived - shape your opinions of that person who offended you? Or how you interact with them - or perhaps how you go out of your way NOT to interact with them?

That's NOT actually being forgiving.

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When this is the day you are tempted to bring up someone else's sin to them - sin that has already been forgiven and reconciled - remind yourself that the very act of bringing up the sin, is sinful in itself. In fact, when you see someone who has sinned against you, and you are tempted to think of that sin - you have to be prepared to fight a quick and vicious battle in your mind. Mortify the thought. Murder it. Or as we like to say, murdify! Not the person! The thoughts! The unforgiving thoughts! Be prepared with a battle plan. A literal scripture on hand to slay that beast of unforgiveness.

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Resources:

Believer's Bible Commentary: Second Edition

Mortification of Spin Podcast by Carl Trueman and Todd Pruitt

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First, set the mood: Dim the lights, cue the emotional beats, and start the smoke machine. Add in a few strobe lights and the scene is set for a rock concert - no wait, I mean for church! Ah, the pragmatic churches will do anything to get you in the door. It’s a numbers game for them, which means full throttle marketing, a motivational TED Talk, and just a few Bible verses sprinkled in.
One of the chief offenders, setting up churches all over the nation, is the ARC - The Association of Related Churches. Join Elizabeth Giles and Monika Walker as we cruise through a bird’s eye view of the churches of the ARC and similarly styled pragmatic churches.

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When this is the day you realize your church is pragmatic, it’s time to leave. It can be painful to part ways, but you will never regret leaving a pragmatic church, in order to sit under the faithful teaching of God’s Word.

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Resources:

The Bleeding of the Evangelical Church by David F Wells

Church Search Researches:

Founder's Ministeries Find a Church

The Master's Seminary Find a Church

Michelle Lesley Church Search

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