Every gain he'd earned, he now considered loss. be recalibrating your efforts . Paul shifted his efforts from 'scoring points' to "knowing Christ" (v8 & 10). Being a Christian means making every effort to be a lifelong learner . This is the amazing part: if you put your efforts into learning Christ rather than 'scoring points,'

To fully enjoy the comfort & assurance of your fully accomplished salvation, you must make every effort In v5 he writes, make every effort to add... not to your salvation, because that's complete in Christ He repeats this command to make every effort again in v10, and this time he explains why: to confirm So certainly be assured of your salvation, but at the same time make every effort to live a godly life every effort to live wholeheartedly for Christ.

But Jesus Christ is our righteousness in making available to us all his merits and all the holy works Summary You know it's an awesome word when every English translation of the Bible translates it a different Today's short passage doesn't just tell us what our faith is , but also what our faith does , and every You've been given faith and are making every effort to strengthen it each day , so live with the assurance every effort each day to strengthen it; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a

Holy Spirit kindles in our hearts a true faith that embraces Jesus Christ, with all his merits, and makes But Jesus Christ is our righteousness in making available to us all his merits and all the holy works You don't gain eternal riches by your own knowledge or efforts, you gain it because God placed you in Thank God for giving you this faith, and make every effort to build and strengthen it daily. every effort to build it up; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year!

Whereas they were content to just follow the letter of the law, you must make every effort to not only avoid breaking the commandments, but also look for ways to love those around you in every situation

Whereas they were content to just follow the letter of the law, you must make every effort to not only avoid breaking the commandments, but also look for ways to love those around you in every situation

Second, that every day of my life I rest from my evil ways, let the Lord work in me through his Spirit This hope becomes reality when you lay down your 'work' - your frenzied efforts to attain everything This is why every Lord's Day, when the saints gather together for a small foretaste of the true Sabbath So "make every effort to enter that rest." Continue reading scripture every day and gathering with the Saints on the Lord's Day as often as possible

Dig Deeper This means, as we see so often in God's Word, that you must make every effort to follow the instructions that come in v6 - instead of stewing in anxiety, in every situation you face present your ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Do not be anxious about anything; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: but in every

you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3  Again I declare to every Therefore, far from making people cold toward living in a pious and holy way, this justifying faith, Sarx knows that the more you depend upon religious rites to make you right with God, the less you'll Paul doesn't mince words: if you insist upon keeping any religious rituals, you need to keep every religious The faith which has been given to you by God, which you " make every effort " to strengthen and increase

The primary purpose of the Spirit is: to guide / tell / make known the truth to you. what is yet to come. 14  He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.” every effort to do ), you need to expose yourself to these elements often. Keep reading the Word every day, as you're doing right now, and regularly gather with the saints on the