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The marks of a Christian

The marks of a Christian

Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Romans 12:9 In the verse above, Paul gives three distinct commands that should mark the life of a follower of Christ. First, love must be genuine. You can recognize the difference between sincere love...
The marks of a Christian

One body, many parts.

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 1...
The marks of a Christian

Making the most of what you have

For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If...
The marks of a Christian

Avoid the distorted perspective

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. Romans 12:3 Have you ever gone into a house of...
The marks of a Christian

We have gifts. Let us use them.

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. Romans 12:3 Early on in my time at Lundbeck...
The marks of a Christian

Intentionally free thinking

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 A few years ago I purchase a t-shirt with the words “Free...