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Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:38, CSB
Salvation from sin and God’s wrath is in Christ alone, and all it requires is faithful in the work done on His cross and a willingness to change (repentance).
For am I now trying to persuade people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Galatians 1:10, CSB
We are called to be priests under our High Priest, and while we seek to bring others along, our first devotion is to please God in every area of our lives. This includes reaching others through His love.
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2, CSB
We are called to be priests under our High Priest, and by the power of the Holy Spirit He transforms our thinking and actions to be more like Christ.
“Do not remember the past events; pay no attention to things of old. Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.”
Isaiah 43:18-19, CSB
We are called to be priests under our High Priest, which is different from the Mosaic Covenant. By Christ’s redemptive work, all whose faith is in that work is made a priest to share the gospel of Christ and help each other grow closer to Him.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17, CSB
We are called to be priests under our High Priest, and by the Holy Spirit He is making us like Him. We have new life in Christ.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:4-5, ESV
We are all called to priests under our High Priest, and we do this by living in, by, and through the indwelling Word. Know the Scriptures to know Jesus better, and allow the Holy Spirit to transform you ever more into His likeness.
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:1, ESV
We are all called to be priests under our High Priest, Jesus, who is at the right hand of the Father. Let us seek Him and to make Him known by knowing and sharing His Word.
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15, ESV
All people are called to be priests of God for the families, neighbors, friends, and communities. We need to know what His Word says and how to apply it for His glory and to reach others.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7, ESV
God showed His love through Jesus, and if we deny His love and redemptive work then we are still under His wrath. Only a food rejects Christ.
When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Matthew 2:10-11, ESV
God showed His love through Jesus, our God made flesh, worshipped by commoners and kings alike. Let us love the One who loved us enough to come as a baby to grow up to take on our punishment.
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