Here is how the gospel transforms: Suppose there is a brother who tells lies. Religion will respond by teaching him morality. Forgetting that he has been taught the same all his life. It will remind him the dangers of his action and tell him how disappointed God is with him. But perhaps the man is a liar because he lacks self confidence as a result of physical, emotional or social experience. But when I teach the same man the gospel over and over (if he receives it), the Spirit of God uses the Word to restore his self-confidence as he realizes who he is in Christ. Guess what happens? It might be a while before the same brother notices that he has stopped lying. Why? The reason he has been lying all his life has been solved. He is free without struggling to be free. This is why the bible says, the gospel is the power of God to save from sin and the consequences of sin. #spiritlife. #notbypowernotbymight #gospel Chidi Jacob

Here is how the gospel transforms: Suppose there is a brother who tells lies. Religion will respond by teaching him morality. Forgetting that he has been taught the same all his life. It will remind him the dangers of his action and tell him how disappointed God is with him. But perhaps the man is a liar because he lacks self confidence as a result of physical, emotional or social experience. But when I teach the same man the gospel over and over (if he receives it), the Spirit of God uses the Word to restore his self-confidence as he realizes who he is in Christ. Guess what happens? It might be a while before the same brother notices that he has stopped lying. Why? The reason he has been lying all his life has been solved. He is free without struggling to be free. This is why the bible says, the gospel is the power of God to save from sin and the consequences of sin. #spiritlife. #notbypowernotbymight #gospel
by Chidi Jacob

April 17, 2018 at 04:41AM
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via IFTTT Here is how the gospel transforms: Suppose there is a brother who tells lies. Religion will respond by teaching him morality. Forgetting that he has been taught the same all his life. It will remind him the dangers of his action and tell him how disappointed God is with him. But perhaps the man is a liar because he lacks self confidence as a result of physical, emotional or social experience. But when I teach the same man the gospel over and over (if he receives it), the Spirit of God uses the Word to restore his self-confidence as he realizes who he is in Christ. Guess what happens? It might be a while before the same brother notices that he has stopped lying. Why? The reason he has been lying all his life has been solved. He is free without struggling to be free. This is why the bible says, the gospel is the power of God to save from sin and the consequences of sin. #spiritlife. #notbypowernotbymight #gospel