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“We proclaim Him, admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, so that we may present every person complete in Christ.” (Colossians 1:28)
What do you think about when you hear the word “character?” Character is our distinctive and individual mental and moral qualities. We express our character through how we treat other people and through our integrity, disposition, and moral fiber. We all have negative and positive character traits, and obviousl... moreGood day Templar family
“We proclaim Him, admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, so that we may present every person complete in Christ.” (Colossians 1:28)
What do you think about when you hear the word “character?” Character is our distinctive and individual mental and moral qualities. We express our character through how we treat other people and through our integrity, disposition, and moral fiber. We all have negative and positive character traits, and obviously, we want to cultivate positive character and subdue negative traits
Christian character reflects our relationship with Christ. We learn and build Christian character as we grow closer to God and follow His directives. We still have our individual personalities, but they develop into a godly version – a better version of ourselves – the person God created us to be. We grow in Christian character as we walk with God, dive into His Word, and spend time with Him in prayer. Christian character should display Christ to those around us – we are His emissaries of grace!
We have to be intentional about developing Christian character. Every day we make choices that will either grow our Christian character or send it into a slump. Our life circumstances are where God builds character, but we have to cooperate with Him in the effort. We are often confronted with issues and situations that tempt us to act out in ways that are the opposite of Christian character – we might want to fight back, get even, use foul language, get angry, and so on. We have to make the conscience choice to respond in a Christlike way.
We can understand the character of God through what He says about Himself and by observing His actions.
Perhaps the most mind-blowing aspect of God’s character is His love. God is love (1 John 4:8). Nothing can separate us from the love of God. (Romans 8:35-39) Our goal as believers is “to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that we are filled to all the fullness of God.” (Ephesians 3:19) God’s love for us is so great that He sacrificed His own Son Jesus so we could be reunited in relationship with Him and have eternal life (John 3:16).
We want to develop godly character because we love God and want to please Him and be more like Him. We want to honor Him and glorify Him with our lives.
Developing a godly character means making the right choices. When we are intentional about Christ-like actions, words, and thoughts throughout the day, we grow in integrity and reflect Christ more consistently. This means responding to adverse situations, hurtful comments, disappointments, and challenges in God’s way rather than following our human nature. This helps us to discipline ourselves for godliness, which becomes instilled in our habits and actions.,
A valuable key to developing godly character is a consistent devotional life. This means being in God’s Word daily and meditating on what it’s saying and how that should play out in our lives. It means taking our challenges, negative situations, and hurts to God and asking for His help and divine wisdom. It means being tender to His Holy Spirit’s guidance in our lives. It means repenting and confessing our sins when we mess up and getting back on track.
Your character is displayed through your actions, words, thoughts, desires, mood, and attitude. Even committed Christians with excellent character have a few isolated moments where they slip up and react to a situation in a less than optimal way. When that happens, it’s an opportunity to learn and grow
Have a blessed day
MC Louis Steyn
OMSDT. Priory of St.Miltiades
Freedom in Christ
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Proverbs 18:24 “Some friends play at friendship but a true friend sticks closer than one’s nearest kin.”
If we are honest, we all desire true friendship. Not only were we made for relationship, we also deeply desire relationships. We desire to connect and share with others. We all long for community.
Relationships are one of God’s greatest blessings and we should be praying for deeper relationships with others.
However, sometimes the people in our circles shouldn’t b... moreGood day Templar family
Proverbs 18:24 “Some friends play at friendship but a true friend sticks closer than one’s nearest kin.”
If we are honest, we all desire true friendship. Not only were we made for relationship, we also deeply desire relationships. We desire to connect and share with others. We all long for community.
Relationships are one of God’s greatest blessings and we should be praying for deeper relationships with others.
However, sometimes the people in our circles shouldn’t be in our circles.
Fake friendships are hurtful and harm us more than help us. If someone habitually puts you down in front of others after you have pointed out how they are hurting you, then that is a fake friend. If someone is constantly talking about you behind your back, then that is a fake a friend.
There are several ways to identify false friends in our lives who are only bringing us down. Beware of people like this in your life. This doesn’t mean that if we have a misunderstanding with someone, then they are fake.
However, this means that if someone who says that they are your friend is constantly hurting you after multiple warnings, then the question should be asked, are they truly your friends? Do they truly care about you?
There are several differences between fake and real friends. A real friend will not speak negatively about you when you are not around. A real friend will not end the relationship because of disagreements or because you told them no.
Real friends listen to you, fake friends don’t. Real friends accept you and your quirks, fake friends want you to change your personality to match theirs.
Real friends treat you the same whether y’all are alone together or whether you are around others.
Fake friends will give you bad advice so that you fail. Unfortunately, this happens in a lot of friendships and it usually stems from jealousy. Fake friends always seem to want something from you. It could be money, a ride, etc. Real friends love you, not what you have. There are several ways to spot a fake. If you suspect someone is bringing you down or hurting you, try bringing your concerns to them.
One of the best ways to love your friends is to pray for them. Encourage them to pray and remember them in your prayers. Lift them up to God. Sometimes we don’t know what our friends are going through, so I encourage you to pray for them. Never doubt the power of intercessory prayer. If we knew, we would be astonished by the amount of people that God has blessed through our prayer lives.
Have a blessed day
MC Louis Steyn
OMSDT. Priory of St.Miltiades
Freedom in Christ
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Mark 5:21-24; 35-42
Today is Father’s Day, a day set aside to honor the men who have been given the great privilege of being fathers. I thank God for my grandfather, and I cherish his memory. I also thank the Lord for the tremendous honor of being a father myself or as I like to be called, a Dad. The Lord has blessed me with two wonderful children and two adopted children. It is a wonderful honor to be their dad.
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Mark 5:21-24; 35-42
Today is Father’s Day, a day set aside to honor the men who have been given the great privilege of being fathers. I thank God for my grandfather, and I cherish his memory. I also thank the Lord for the tremendous honor of being a father myself or as I like to be called, a Dad. The Lord has blessed me with two wonderful children and two adopted children. It is a wonderful honor to be their dad.
I know that I have made many mistakes as a father. I hope I got a few things right along the way as well. Either way, I know that I have had an influence in the way our children turned out. I say that to remind you that we often underestimate the influence a man has in the lives of children.
Fathers, you are influencing the lives of your children every single day. They are watching you and they are learning from you. Sons are learning how to treat a spouse. Daughters are learning what to look for in their own spouse. Sons and daughters are learning how to serve the Lord. Your children are learning how to appreciate the Bible, and the things of God, just by watching you.
Men, all the children in your life, whether they are in your family, or are just around you, are watching you and they are learning from your example. They are learning about faithfulness, obedience to the Lord, worship, serving God and others, and many other lessons, just by watching how you carry yourself around them.
That is a lot of responsibility. That is the way God intended it to be. God has invested leadership in the home in men.
Because we have been given that sphere of influence in the home and in the community , we can expect that we will be called to give an account of how we exercised that influence when we stand before the Lord. “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way,” Rom. 14:12–13.
If you wonder whether or not the influence of a man in the lives of children is so important, consider the following:
Over the past ten years the number of murders committed by teens has risen from 1,000 per year to over 4,000 per year.
Over the past 30 years there has been:
A 550% increase in violent crime
A 400% increase in illegitimate births
A 200% increase in teen pregnancies
A 300% increase in teen suicide
The vast majority of the teenagers involved in the statistics I just mentioned are from homes that lack a father.
Over 70% of all juveniles in state reformatories come from homes without a father.
Since our responsibility is so great to our families and before the Lord, we need to know how to carry ourselves as we move through life.
Most of you are well acquainted with this story. Jairus has a young daughter who is sick. He fears that her sickness is fatal. Knowing that he cannot save her, but believing that Jesus Christ can, this grieving father goes to ask Jesus to come to his home to heal his daughter.
As the events of this passage play out, Jairus teaches his wife, his daughter, his servants, and all those who are watching, some valuable lessons about faith and onedience. He sets an example that every man, especially every father, would do well to take heed to.
He was a man who had it all. He was a man who had reached the pinnacle of success in that society. But, at this moment in time, none of it mattered! He suddenly finds himself in a place where none of that matters! Sickness and death could care less about who this man is, what he possesses or the position he holds.
Here is a man who is religious. But, his religion is powerless to help him or his family. Jairus would have traded everything for the power to heal his child. Life became very defined for Jairus! He had everything a man could want in life. In a moment of time, all this things he possessed added up to exactly nothing. Death had come to the house of Jairus, and it had come for his real treasure. That “little daughter,” v. 23, the one Luke calls his “one only daughter,” Luke 8:42, was dying and nothing else mattered!
This powerful man, this prosperous man, this influential man, this man of standing in the community, was not ashamed to humble himself before the Lord. Jairus came before the Lord reverently, prayerfully and passionately. He “fell at His feet,” v. 22. The word “fell” means “to descend from a higher place to a lower.” Jairus came down from his lofty perch to humble himself before the Lord.
Dads, men, this is what the children around you need to see. They need to see men who are not afraid to approach Jesus Christ. They need to see men who are not ashamed to kneel before the Lord in public, and in the home. They need to see men who, like Jairus, will admit before God, their families and everyone else, that they are helpless and hopeless without the help of the Lord.
Do your children know that you are saved?
Do your children know your personal testimony of salvation?
Do your children remember a time when you, their father, personally shared the Gospel with them?
Do your children see you in prayer before the Lord?
Do your children see you taking godly leadership of the home?
Do your children know that God comes before everything else in life?
Do your children see you unashamedly, openly, consistently and fervently seeking the Lord?
It is a shame when men are more likely to chase a golf ball than seek God on Sunday morning.
It is a shame when men send their families to church while they stay home.
It is a shame when men fail to love the Lord with all their hearts, and when they fail to lead their families to the same devotion.
It is a shame when men abdicate their god given responsibility to their wives.
Men, the children around us must see us seeking the Lord. They must see us setting the example of approaching Jesus. It is a lesson, when learned, is not soon forgotten!
I once read about a farmer who had labored all spring and summer of a crop of wheat. As harvest time neared, he was sure that he would receive a bumper crop. This crop was sorely needed to pray off creditors and supply and secure the family for another year.
Just a few days before the crop was to be harvested, a freak storm that brought strong winds and hail completely destroyed the crop. The harvest was lost!
That farmer stood beside his field and looked at the ruined crop. His small son stood nearby. The boy expected that his father would react in anger and despair. He expected his father to curse the weather, and maybe even God.
Instead, that father began to softly sing, “Rock of Ages cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee...”
When that boy reached adulthood he said, “That was the greatest sermon I ever heard.”
His father had demonstrated a genuine faith that was real in the good times and in the bad and that father’s faith spoke volumes to that son!
Dads, men, it is our responsibility to lay the children within the sphere of our influence before the Lord and trust Him for their spiritual upbringing and their salvation.
One of the greatest gifts you can give your children is the gift of prayer and the gift of faith in God. Be diligent to take their names before the Lord. Pray for their salvation, their protection, their devotion to the Lord, their holiness. Pray that God will guide them, shield them, teach them and give them am ever deepening hunger for the things of God. Men, that appetite will be cultivated by what they learn from watching you.
If they see men who love the Lord, they are more likely to love Him too. If they are surrounded by men who are faithful to God, they are more likely to be faithful to Him too. But, if they are surrounded by men who take the things of God lightly and treat God with less than full devotion, that is the path they will likely take as well.
We have been given the opportunity to influence lives for Jesus. One of the ways we do that is through our public worship of God.
Do the children around you see you worshipping when you go to church?
Have they ever heard you give your testimony of salvation and faith in Christ in public?
Do they see you faithfully placing Jesus and His business ahead of all other things in life?
Do they see a man who loves the Lord and is not ashamed for everyone around him to know it?
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” Micah 6:8
The children around us see our devotion to the Lord lived out daily. They must see us trusting in Him, walking with Him, and looking to Him for all things and in all things.
Again, Jairus lays out a challenge for men today. Going to church is one thing, but to bring Christ home with you is quite another thing altogether. I would remind that the responsibility for the spiritual formation of your children does not rest on the shoulders of the church. The responsibility for training training children in the things of God begins in the home. And men, as the head of the home, the responsibility begins and ends with us.
It is not your wife's responsibility to see that your children are in the Lord’s house when it is time to worship. It is your responsibility.
It is your responsibility to see that they learn the Bible.
It is your responsibility to teach them how a man of God walks, talks and lives.
It is your responsibility to guard the home and keep out the things that would steal or stunt the souls of your children. (Television, Internet, Music, etc.)
You are responsible for what they see, hear and learn. Teach them to be discerning when it comes to language and content. You will answer to God for what they learn in your home. You will reap what you allowed to be sown into their lives.
It is your responsibility to see that Jesus Christ is your Lord, and the Lord of your house. Be sure that He comes home with you.
Pro. 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” This does not mean that your children will be perfect if you take them to church and try to do right by them.
It does mean that they will have a moral guide for their lives and actions.
It does not mean that they will always be good and godly men and women.
It does mean that they will know the difference between right and wrong.
It does mean that they will have been given a giant push in the right direction.
Men, what we teach our children will show up in their lives as they grow up, and when they are adults.
What is a father’s influence?
He teaches kindness by being thoughtful and gracious even at home.
He teaches patience by being gentle and understanding over and over.
He teaches honesty by keeping his promises to his family even when it costs.
He teaches courage by living unafraid with faith, in all circumstances.
He teaches justice by being fair and dealing equally with everyone.
He teaches obedience to God’s Word by precept and example as he reads and prays daily with his family.
His steps are important because others follow them.
One startling bit of research conducted, found the following: When the father is an active believer, there is about a seventy-five percent likelihood that the children will also become active believers. But if only the mother is a believer, this likelihood is dramatically reduced to fifteen percent. Fathers, men, your influence in the lives of children is beyond calculating.
Men, where does this message find you?
There is no way to overemphasize the influence of a faithful man in the lives of children, spouses and the church. I am calling on all men to be that kind of man.
Have a blessed Fathersday
MC Louis Steyn
OMSDT. Priory of St.Miltiades
Freedom in Christ
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1 Peter 3:8 To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit;.
One trait that is needed on your Christian walk of faith is selflessness. Sometimes we worry about ourselves and our wants rather than wanting to give others our time and our help, but this should not be. We must have empathy for others and put ourselves in someone else’s shoes. The only thing this selfish world cares about is what is in it for me? We don’t nee... moreGood day Templar family
1 Peter 3:8 To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit;.
One trait that is needed on your Christian walk of faith is selflessness. Sometimes we worry about ourselves and our wants rather than wanting to give others our time and our help, but this should not be. We must have empathy for others and put ourselves in someone else’s shoes. The only thing this selfish world cares about is what is in it for me? We don’t need a reason to serve and help others we just do and we do it expecting nothing in return.
Humble yourself and put others before yourself. We must allow God to conform our lives into Christlikeness. Jesus had it all but for us He became poor. God humbled Himself and for us came down from Heaven in the form of man.
As believers we must be a reflection of Jesus. Selflessness results in sacrificing for others, forgiving others, making peace with others, and having more love for others.
Selflessness doesn’t end at loving our family and friends. Scripture tells us to love even our enemies.
Imitate Jesus, the perfect example of selflessness.
Stop serving self and instead serve others.
Selflessness leads to generosity.
Selflessness puts God first in our lives.
Psalm 119:36 Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
Have a blessed day
MC Louis Steyn
OMSDT. Priory of St.Miltiades
Freedom in Christ
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Proverbs 21:21 He who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness and honor.
The true definition for loyalty is God. Scripture tells us that even if we are faithless, He remains faithful. Even if a believer fails God will remain loyal. Scripture makes it clear that nothing can snatch our salvation in Christ. The Word of God continually says that God will never leave nor forsake us and He will continue to work in us until the end.
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Proverbs 21:21 He who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness and honor.
The true definition for loyalty is God. Scripture tells us that even if we are faithless, He remains faithful. Even if a believer fails God will remain loyal. Scripture makes it clear that nothing can snatch our salvation in Christ. The Word of God continually says that God will never leave nor forsake us and He will continue to work in us until the end.
Many people just mouth loyalty, but it’s not a reality in their life.
People stop being best friends with someone because they have nothing to offer them anymore. People who claimed to be Christian become unbelievers because their circumstances changed.
True loyalty never ends. Jesus paid our huge debt in full. He is worthy of all praise. We must trust in Christ alone for salvation. Our love and appreciation for what He has done for us on the cross drives our loyalty to Him.
We want to obey Him, we want to love Him more, and we want to get to know Him more. A true Christian will die to self. Our main loyalty will be to Christ, but we are to also be loyal to others.
A godly friendship is priceless. Many people only show loyalty when something benefits them, but this should not be. We are not to act like the wold.
We are to respect others and show the love of Christ. We are not to manipulate others or put others down. We are to put others before ourselves. We are to conform our lives into the image of Christ.
Loyalty is more than words. True loyalty will result in actions.
We are to be loyal to Christ no matter the cost.
We all want loyal friends. As Christians we are to be loyal to the people that God has put in our lives.
Have a blessed day
MC Louis Steyn
OMSDT. Priory of St.Miltiades
Freedom in Christ
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For a day in Your courts
is better than a thousand elsewhere—Psalm 84:10
Years spent in luxury and comfort can’t compare to one day spent with God—in His presence; experiencing His love; living His truth; doing His work. And, astonishingly, God doesn’t offer us just single days . . . mere glimpses, fleeting encounters. He offers himself “more abundantly than all that we ask or think” (Ephesians 3:20-21). He offers all of Himself, all the time—as much as we want, as mu... moreGood day Templar family
For a day in Your courts
is better than a thousand elsewhere—Psalm 84:10
Years spent in luxury and comfort can’t compare to one day spent with God—in His presence; experiencing His love; living His truth; doing His work. And, astonishingly, God doesn’t offer us just single days . . . mere glimpses, fleeting encounters. He offers himself “more abundantly than all that we ask or think” (Ephesians 3:20-21). He offers all of Himself, all the time—as much as we want, as much as we choose.
One proven method of choosing Him is to strip away worldly comfort, strip away predictability and self-sufficiency . . . and intentionally move into situations we can’t handle on our own. Jesus sent His disciples into such situations: “I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves” (Luke 10:3). He told them to travel light and resist taking anything that could provide comfort, predictability, self-sufficiency: money, extra clothing, extra stuff (Luke 10:4). They had to rely on him. And they returned full of joy (Luke 10:17). Because they’d been willing to move, in faith, into risk and discomfort, they got to spend precious days with God. Jesus told them:
“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.” (Luke 10:23-24).
Have a blessed day
MC Louis Steyn
OMSDT. Priory of St.Miltiades
Freedom in Christ
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Proverbs 12:26 The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
God uses friendship as an instrument of sanctification. It is important that all Christians carefully choose their friends. In the past I used to have trouble choosing friends and I’ll tell you from experience friends can either bring you up in life or bring you down.
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Proverbs 12:26 The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
God uses friendship as an instrument of sanctification. It is important that all Christians carefully choose their friends. In the past I used to have trouble choosing friends and I’ll tell you from experience friends can either bring you up in life or bring you down.
Wise Christian friends will build you up, help you, and bring wisdom. A bad friend will lead you to sin, encourage ungodly traits, and would rather see you fall than do good in life.
Being a loving and forgiving Christian doesn’t mean that you are to hang around with bad friends who bring peer pressure in your life.
Sometimes you have to know when friendship with another person is leading you away from the Lord. In this case, you must choose Christ or that friend. The answer is always going to be Christ.
Just like a good parent tries to remove negative influences from their child’s life, God will remove bad influences from our life and replace them with godly friends.
Ask God for wisdom when choosing friends in your life and remember bad company ruins good morals so choose your friends wisely.
You don’t gain friendship with Christ by obeying. You must recognize that you are a sinner in need of a Savior. God desires perfection and you cannot meet the requirements. Out of His love God came down in the flesh. Jesus lived the life you couldn’t live and was crushed for your sins.
He died, He was buried, and He was resurrected for your transgressions. You must repent and trust in Christ. You must trust in what Christ has done for you. Jesus is the only way. I’m going to Heaven because of Jesus.
Obeying the Bible doesn’t save me, but since I truly do love and appreciate Christ I will obey. If you have truly been saved and if you are truly a friend of Christ you will obey Him.
Have a blessed day
MC Louis Steyn
OMSDT. Priory of St.Miltiades
Freedom in Christ
I would like to announce two new knights that were knighted on Feb 7th, both are international members from St Miltiades (Africa). Join me in congratulating Sir Louis Steyn and Lady Susan Mans. Both have earned this honor, and I am happy to see more international knights.
GP Derek Nordio
St. Miltiades Priory
Libertas in Christo — with
MC Louis Steyn and
Lady Susan Mans
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1 Corinthians 4:2 “Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.”
When you are faithful you are loyal, unwavering, and reliable regardless of circumstance. Apart from God we would not know what faithfulness is because faithfulness comes from the Lord. Take a second to examine your life and ask yourself, are you being faithful to God?
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1 Corinthians 4:2 “Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.”
When you are faithful you are loyal, unwavering, and reliable regardless of circumstance. Apart from God we would not know what faithfulness is because faithfulness comes from the Lord. Take a second to examine your life and ask yourself, are you being faithful to God?
Faithfulness is something that we all can struggle with, but we never notice that we struggle with it. Don’t you realize that God in His sovereignty has placed people and resources in your life? He has given you friends, a spouse, neighbors, unbelieving co-workers, etc. who will only hear Christ through you. He has given you finances to be used for His glory. He has blessed us with different talents to bless others. Have you been faithful in these things? Have you been lazy in your love towards others?
We all want to be promoted without moving a finger. We want to go to a different country for missions, but are we involved in missions in our own country? If you’re not faithful in little, then what makes you think that you are going to be faithful in great things? We can be such hypocrites at times, myself included. We pray for opportunities to share the love of God and give to others. However, we see a homeless person, we make excuses, we judge him, and then we walk right past him. I have to continually ask myself, am I being faithful with what God has put in front of me? Examine the things that you’re praying for. Are you being faithful with the things that you already have?
Once someone puts their trust in Christ and becomes saved the Holy Spirit immediately dwells in that person. Unlike other religions, Christianity is God in us. Allow the Spirit to lead your life. Yield yourself to the Spirit. Once this happens being faithful is not something that is forced. Being faithful is no longer accomplished legalistically. The Spirit produces faith so being faithful becomes genuine.
It’s so easy to do something out of duty rather than love. When we yield to the Spirit God’s desires become our desires. Psalm 37:4 – “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” One of the most important aspects of being saved is getting to know and enjoy Christ.
Through Christ you have been saved from the wrath of God. However, now you can begin to know Him, enjoy Him, walk with Him, have fellowship with Him, etc. Once you start becoming more intimate with Christ in prayer and once you get to know His presence, your faithfulness to Him will grow along with your desire to please Him.
“Christians do not have to live; they have only to be faithful to Jesus Christ, not only until death but unto death if necessary.”
Have a blessed day
MC Louis Steyn
Priory of St.Miltiades
Freedom in Christ
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2 Timothy 2:2 “You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.”
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2 Timothy 2:2 “You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.”
A Christian disciple is a follower of Christ, but one thing you must know is the cost of following Jesus Christ is your life. It will cost you everything. You will have to say no to temptations and the things of this world. You will have to follow Him through trials, suffering, loneliness, humiliation, etc.
You have to love God more than anyone or anything in this world and even if you were the only one in your family following Christ and even if your parents didn’t approve you would still follow Christ.
We must depend on God’s grace. We must not rely on ourselves, but we must rely on the Holy Spirit. God’s goal is to make you into the image of Christ. Disciples of Christ imitate Christ and bring glory to God. We grow in grace by reading Scripture, obeying Scripture, praying, etc. We have a love for other believers. We humble ourselves and not only are we students, but we spread the gospel and disciple others.
Don’t tell me you’re a disciple of Christ when you have no new desires for Christ. Don’t tell me you are a disciple when you deliberately rebel against God’s Word and use Jesus Christ dying to justify your continuous lifestyle of sin.
Don’t tell me you’re a disciple when you truly want to follow the world. You think you’re saved because you go to church. You only pray when things go bad. Your life is not about Christ it’s about what He can do for me. When talking about obedience to God’s Word false converts love to scream legalism.
A person is saved by putting their trust in Jesus Christ alone. You can’t work your way into Heaven, but when you truly accept Him you will change. You will always battle with sin, but your desires will not be to live a lifestyle of sin.
You will grow in obedience not because it saves you, but because you are so thankful of Jesus Christ paying your fine and taking upon the wrath of God that you and I deserve. Jesus Christ is everything or He is nothing!
1 Corinthians 4:1 “This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed.”
Have a blessed day
MC Louis Steyn
OMSDT. Priory of St.Miltiades
Freedom in Christ
Good day Templar family
Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Grace is the unmerited favor of God. God pours out His favor upon sinners like us who deserve the worst. The Father gave His Son the punishment that we deserve. Grace can be summed up as:
God’s
Riches
At
Christ’s
Expense.
You can’t run away from the grace of God. God’s grace can’t be stopped. God’s love for the ungodly cannot be contained. His grace p... moreGood day Templar family
Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Grace is the unmerited favor of God. God pours out His favor upon sinners like us who deserve the worst. The Father gave His Son the punishment that we deserve. Grace can be summed up as:
God’s
Riches
At
Christ’s
Expense.
You can’t run away from the grace of God. God’s grace can’t be stopped. God’s love for the ungodly cannot be contained. His grace penetrates our hearts until we say, “enough! If I don’t get to the cross today I’ll never get to it.” God’s grace never quits.
Every good thing in this life is by God’s grace. All our accomplishments are by His grace alone. People say, “you can’t do God’s work without the grace of God.” I say, “you can do nothing without the grace of God.” Without His grace you wouldn’t be able to breath!
Grace gives no stipulations. Jesus ripped your contract in half. You’re free! Colossians 2:14 tells us when Christ died on the cross He took away our debt. By the blood of Christ there is no more legal debt. Grace has won the battle against sin.
How awesome is His grace? In the words of Paul Washer, “Your weakness should drive you immediately to God.” Satan says, “you’re just a hypocrite you can’t go back yet you just asked for forgiveness yesterday.” Don’t listen to these lies. Often these are the times when God reassures us of His great love for us and when He pours out more grace. Don’t wait. Keep on running to God for forgiveness.
Have a blessed day
MC Louis Steyn
OMSDT Priory of St.Miltiades
Freedom in Christ
CAA James Borden
Priory of St Luke
Esto Benignus et Humilis