"It's not about me using God to get through circumstances, it's about God using circumstances to get through to me."
"...I realized how much God accepted me and loved me just the way I was (ie I didn't have to perform up to whatever standards I myself or others were placing on me). And along with knowing I was accepted, I felt how God saw me and valued me. That was a very freeing moment in my life."
"... live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.... the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
Romans 8. NIVFind more info at:
Grace MinistriesPeople to People MinistriesRZIM* (Ravi Zacharias International Ministries)
* Recommended especially for the intellectually inclined!
Churches Steve frequently attends:
Reston Bible Church Cherrydale Baptist ChurchFrontline at McLean Bible ChurchCapital ChurchBasic truths (?) :
Four Spiritual Laws (see if you agree or not).
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