Bible Verses: Romans 6:18Galatians 5:1
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Ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you" (Rom. 6:17).
The only true, consistent, and Christ-honoring experience is that which emerges from clear-cut faith in the explicit facts of the Word. Sound doctrine is the one basis for a mature walk and...
Bible Verses: Romans 6:171 Timothy 4:6Romans 6:111 Timothy 4:13
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You were set free from the tyranny of Sin" (Rom 6:18, Wey.).
The tyranny of sin over the lost necessitated the death of the Lord Jesus on the Cross. The tyranny of sin over the saved necessitated the death of the believer in the Lord Jesus on that same Cross. The dual truths of Calvary: His death for our sin, as payment; our death with Him unto sin, for deliverance....
Bible Verses: Romans 6:18Romans 6:22
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You were set free from the tyranny of Sin, and became the bondservants of Righteousness" (Rom. 6:18 Wey.).
The principle underlying resurrection life is, of all things, death. "For since we have become one with Him by sharing in His death, we shall also be one with Him by sharing in His...
Bible Verses: Romans 6:18Romans 6:5Romans 6:13Romans 6:11Philippians 3:10
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Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus" (Phil. 2:5).
Just whose side are we on? The enemy who would occupy us with ourselves, or the Comforter who would occupy us with the risen Lord Jesus? The spirit of death, or the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus? "Know ye not that...
Bible Verses: Philippians 2:5Romans 6:16Philippians 2:7
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For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God" (Acts 20:27).
In regard to the external Cross, the obvious fact is that "Christ died for our sins." As to the internal Cross, while not so obvious, it is still a fact that we are to be "always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made...
Bible Verses: Acts 20:272 Corinthians 4:11Romans 6:6Romans 6:18
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Ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you" (c).
The purpose of doctrine is to produce the personification of truth. "The sublimest truths are still needed to enforce the simplest responsibilities. As the laws which mould the stars and move the gigantic orbs of Saturn and Uranus in their tremendous circuits, shape the dewdrop that glistens...
Bible Verses: Romans 6:18
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You were set free from the tyranny of sin" (Rom. 6:18, Wey.).
There is no use in forcing any spiritual issue in our lives, nor in anyone else's. When our Father has us prepared for progress through the knowledge of His facts, we will believe; we will reckon upon and rest in the required...
Bible Verses: Romans 6:18Matthew 16:17Ephesians 1:17Ephesians 1:18Romans 6:11Hebrews 10:23
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There are two extremes that keep many of us in bondage. The one is ignorance as to the possibility of freedom; the other, ignorance as to the extent of freedom. Careful attendance to the facts of the Word will solve both these...