Posts Tagged ‘ Die to self ’
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!“
John 1:29, CSB
God created us for fellowship, but we sinned, rebelled against Him and each other. Yet He became one of us to restore that fellowship. May we recognize and point others to our Savior who takes away our sin and welcomes us to Himself.
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit
1 Peter 3:18, CSB
God made us good and for fellowship, but we have all acted with evil intent that has separated us. Despite this, He came to us as one of us to take our evil on Himself to remove our evil and restore fellowship for all who believe.
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20, CSB
How can we go on loving our sin when Christ died for those sins and now lives in us? Let us cling to our Savior and seek His love and grace in every area of our lives.
Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children, and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
Ephesians 5:1-2, CSB
How can we not live others, when Christ have us the perfect example to follow by sacrificing Himself for our benefit? Let us sacrifice of our time, energy, resources, and even our lives for the sake of the gospel and the souls of others.
He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21, CSB
How can we keep on sinning when we know Christ took our sin upon Himself? May we grow in sinning less by loving Him and each other more.
Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters. Take the lead in honoring one another.
Romans 12:10, CSB
How can we not love others knowing how much God loved us even when unforgiven and died for us? Let us set the example for others by following His example and loving sacrificially.
Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness — without it no one will see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14, CSB
How can we not try to live at peace with others when God has brought peace between Himself and us through Christ? Rely on His peace and extend it to others through forgiveness and grace.
My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:2, CSB
Jesus calls us to emerge from and engage this world with the gospel, and He helps us every step of the way, for He is our Creator and Savior.
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 22:37-39 ESV
In world focused on ignoring God and loving self, we gather together to encourage each other to love God and others sacrificially.
We love because he first loved us.
1 John 4:19, ESV
Let us worship our God for loving us enough to come and die for us and by loving others with that same love.
a simple man of God 