04 April 2021
Two-Minute Features | 11 April 2021

United in Death & Raised to New Life, Part 2 (TMF:1585)

Friday, April 09, 2021
Peace to Live By: United in Death & Raised to New Life, Part 2 (TMF:1585) - Daniel Litton
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       You see, when each of us became a Christian, when each of us was born again, we were united with Christ is his death. The only problem is, how is this possible? Well, one way to look at it is that, at the time we believed in Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins, at that very moment in which we believed, it is as if God himself, acting as Doc Brown, came to us, and we, as Marty, got into the Delorean time machine with him, and he took us back to 30 A.D. or so, at the very moment in which Christ was dying on the cross, and somehow united us with Christ in his death. And not only this, but he united us with him in burial, and then, of course, his resurrection from the dead. And then God brings up back to the exact moment of which we left, in the present time, and drops us back off as if we never left. And he flys away in the Delorean. That’s pretty much what Paul is trying to convey to us here.

United in Death & Raised to New Life, Part 1 (TMF:1584)

Thursday, April 08, 2021
Peace to Live By: United in Death & Raised to New Life, Part 1 (TMF:1584) - Daniel Litton
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       Continuing on. Verse 3: “Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” A transformative thing happens at the time we come into personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. You see, when each of us became a Christian, when each of us was born again, we were united with Christ is his death. The only problem is, how is this possible? Well, one way to look at it is that, at the time we believed in Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins, at that very moment in which we believed, it is as if God himself, acting as Doc Brown, came to us, and we, as Marty, got into the Delorean time machine with him, and he took us back to 30 A.D. or so, at the very moment in which Christ was dying on the cross, and somehow united us with Christ in his death.

Coming into Alignment with Jesus (TMF:1583)

Wednesday, April 07, 2021
Peace to Live By: Coming into Alignment with Jesus (TMF:1583) - Daniel Litton
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       Recently my Mustang was having a problem where the driver’s wheel would shake at high speeds. When I would drive around in town, at low speeds, there wasn’t a problem. But when I took it on freeways, and would get it up around 60 mph, then the wheel would start to shake. Well, like most of us do these days, I googled the problem to see what I could find out in order to try to fix it. The consensus seemed to be that the wheels were out of alignment. They weren’t lined up like they should be, and this was causing the shaking in the steering wheel. You see, my wheels had to come into alignment for my car to drive properly. Without my wheels in alignment, there was a problem. And that’s the way it is with us and Jesus. Our thoughts have to come into alignment with his, or there is going to some shaking, some friction. We have to be in agreement with him so that things move about smoothly. That’s the way we live life to its fullest. =

A Christ Follower Agrees with Christ (TMF:1582)

Tuesday, April 06, 2021
Peace to Live By: A Christ Follower Agrees with Christ (TMF:1582) - Daniel Litton
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       If we are a Christ follower, we are following Christ. If we are following Christ, then we must believe in him and agree with what he says. We must be seeking to be doing what our head, who is Christ, is pleased with. And bringing this back to our discussion on sin, that means that if Christ thinks something is a sin, shouldn’t we? Shouldn’t we be seeking to eliminate any sin in us that Christ says is a sin? Our goal is to please Jesus. That’s what we want to do. That’s one reason we have decided to follow him. That doesn’t mean there won’t be struggles. That doesn’t mean either that their won’t be a time when you disagree with him about something. That’s only normal. There are going to be things you don’t see eye to eye on. But our goal is to bring our thoughts into alignment with his thoughts. Our goal is not to please others, whether Christian or non-Christian.

The Christian's Drive to Please God (TMF:1581)

Monday, April 05, 2021
Peace to Live By: The Christian's Drive to Please God (TMF:1581) - Daniel Litton
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       They don’t see anything wrong, for instance, in living with their partner before being married to that person. They think that’s ok. Well, at some point, you are going to have to realize that that is not ok. You are going to have to come to the place where you are willingly to call sin for what it really is, sin, and turn from that sin. God can’t help you if he has shown you something is sin, but you are not willing to see it as sin. His hands are tied in that case. You’ve rejected the truth. And if you keep rejecting the truth, you risk becoming deluded by a spirit of delusion. The true born again Christian has his or her drive to please God. Doesn’t that seem like a reasonable marker for a Christian? We often call Christian’s Christ-followers, right? Isn’t that the definition of a Christian? If we are a Christ follower, we are following Christ. If we are following Christ, then we must believe in him and agree with what he says.