The best antidote for heretical teachings and spiritual counterfeits is a firm grasp of biblical truth and growth in the personal knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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2 Peter: Resources for Righteousness
Where do we find truth, and how does if affect us? The book of 2 Peter affirms the truth of the Word of God and shows how God has given us all the resources for righteousness that we need in Christ.
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2 Peter: Living in Light of the End
The apparent delay of Christ’s return is due to His patience with sinful humanity. He desires more and more people to come to a saving knowledge of Christ before He comes in judgment. Therefore, Peter exhorts us to live each day in light of that coming Day and to grow in our knowledge of Jesus Christ.
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Christlike Character in Today’s Culture: Session 3 (The Cove 2019)
In this third session of Ken Boa’s talks at the Cove during the 2019 Reflections Ministries retreat, he discusses the calling God gives His followers even as we’re embedded in a “crooked and perverse generation.”
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Christlike Character in Today’s Culture: Session 1 (The Cove 2019)
In this first session of Ken Boa’s talks at the Cove during the 2019 Reflections Ministries retreat, he discusses the character we’re to have amidst a “crooked and perverse generation.”
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Q&A Session: December 9, 2018
Ken Boa holds a Q&A session, plus leads a discussion on our character and calling as believers.
Read MoreCharacter, Culture, Calling, and the Coming of Christ
Followers of Christ are to have a compelling character in the context of a “crooked and perverse” culture, with a clear sense of calling as agents of the King, holding fast the timeless and powerful word of God, as we look toward the second coming of Christ.
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Peter: A Case Study in Character
This article is a continuation of the article “Growing in Character,” which we recommend reading first.
Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness,
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The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1–12)
Delivered to the disciples (Matthew 5:2), the Beatitudes were clearly intended for those who had given their allegiance to Christ. They do not show how one enters into a relationship with God, but describe the characteristics manifested by one who is born anew. All Christians are meant to manifest all of these characteristics. These descriptions do not refer to natural tendencies, and illustrate the true difference between the Christian and the non-Christian.
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Growing in Character
Wisdom for Dummies: The Book of Proverbs
People generally don’t like being called “dummies.” And yet how can we explain the overwhelming success of a series of books aimed at dummies? Beginning with the November 1991 publication of DOS for Dummies, the series now has more than 100 million books in print, dealing with everything from exercise and nutrition to managing finances to planning a European vacation.
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