Living in the Presence of God
Intimacy with Christ results in activity in the world, not the other way around. In order to do things for Christ, we first need to be in Him.
Intimacy with Christ results in activity in the world, not the other way around. In order to do things for Christ, we first need to be in Him.
The book of Proverbs teaches us practical righteousness. Its wide array of topics is just as relevant now as it was when it was first written.
We are a new creation in Christ. Nevertheless, the old power of sin still wages war against the Spirit within us. We are in a soul-forming process by which the Spirit puts to death in us the deeds of the flesh. It is vital, therefore, that we remind ourselves who we are as fruit-bearers in the Spirit.
It is easy to forget that we are called to have a personal intimacy with Jesus Christ. We may have head knowledge, but we need more than that.
How do you discover your spiritual gifts? In this process, it is essential to trust in the Father, abide in the Son, and walk by the Spirit.
We are saved and become Christians by believing in the atoning death and resurrection of Jesus. However, in order to grow and become mature as Christians we must abide in Him.
“Trust and obey” (the fifth essential in this series) are words so simple, so basic, that their importance can easily escape us. As the primary expressions of faith, though, they’re vital to grasp.
[lead]Ken Boa’s Life in the Presence of God: Practices for Living in Light of Eternity (IVP, 2017) takes a thoroughly biblical idea—our call to abide in Christ, to walk with and follow God, to grow in intimacy with him—and considers it in a modern context.[/lead] In today’s smartphone-addicted,
Dr. Boa talks about overcoming the barriers to living in God’s presence that arise from the fact that we belong to two worlds.
Dr. Boa teaches from John 15 and other passages to explain how practicing God’s presence by training in spiritual things relate to abiding in Christ and will lead us to bear fruit.
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