Mark 1:35 Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
Luke 11:1 His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray..."
What does it mean to be holy? Holiness is about God, not us. It is about nurturing a relationship with him, while also showing the world who he is through our lives. Holiness, as Peter seems to indicate, is rooted in being transformed by Christ's love, and experiencing an overflowing of that love into everyone around us.
Read more: Call for Holiness-reflecting on holiness in the scriptures
Recently, our church's spiritual life website posted a blog on 12 myths of Arminianism. It was a helpful and instructive post on what the author, C. Michael Patton, believes traditional or classic Arminianism really holds to be true versus caricatures that have been made about Arminianism.
Editor's Note: This year I've been thinking about evangelism and try to grow as an evangelist. I'm no great evangelist, so I appreciate those who are more faithful and effective than I am. Leon Brown is one such brother. He's written a new book on evangelism entitled Words in Season.
Beloved child of God, listen to your Father's heart and his ways for you in Galatians 5:22-23,25. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control... Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit."
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What does it mean to be a Christian?
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What does it mean to be a disciple, to follow the disciplines necessary to serve Jesus with our whole heart?
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And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Mark 16:15
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