07 March 2021
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What Does it Mean to Reign in Life? Part 1 (TMF:1565)

Friday, March 12, 2021
Peace to Live By: What Does it Mean to Reign in Life? Part 1 (TMF:1565) - Daniel Litton
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       And what is this about reigning in life? “You mean to tell me that I can reign in life through Jesus Christ?” Yes, that’s correct. The are multiple reasons why we reign in life. We reign in live, first and foremost, in the context of this chapter, because we have peace with God. With that peace, we have power. Remember? We talked about this last week. We are the head, and not the tale. As Paul told the Colossian believers, “let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body” (Colossians 3:15, ESV). This is a choice we have to make. We can choose to worry, fret, fear, have anxiety, whatever, or we can choose to reign in life by letting the peace of Christ rule in our hearts. The choice is ours. It’s not easy, but it requires discipline of the mind. It’s happens a little bit at a time, as you grow, as you practice, as you become more like Jesus.

Sin- State of Christians vs. Unbelievers (TMF:1564)

Thursday, March 11, 2021
Peace to Live By: Sin- State of Christians vs. Unbelievers (TMF:1564) - Daniel Litton
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       What does Paul say next? He says, “For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification” (ESV). What’s that? “Following many trespasses” he says. That means there’s a lot of sin out there, and that sin, in you, in me, needs forgiven. And when it is forgiven, it what? Well, it brings justification. Paul even puts this sentence in the past tense (another good verse for eternal security), as if this has already happened, as if it is certain. What else helps our case here? Paul says, “much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.” Wait a minute. We what? We have to “receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness.” If I’m already righteous, how can I receive righteousness? How is that possible? You see, I’m not righteous, and neither are you. None of us our righteous without Jesus Christ’s righteousness.

What are the Requirements to Get into Heaven? (TMF:1563)

Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Peace to Live By: What are the Requirements to Get into Heaven? (TMF:1563) - Daniel Litton
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       Let us bring to mind what Jesus has said, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven” (“Matthew 7:21, ESV). What is the Father’s will; what are those requirements? You have to believe you, yourself, are a sinner and that you are in need of a Savior, and Jesus has fulfilled that need by dying on the cross for you and rising from the dead. That’s God’s grace. That’s how he reconciles us to himself. What does Paul say next? He says, “For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification” (ESV). What’s that? “Following many trespasses” he says. That means there’s a lot of sin out there, and that sin, in you, in me, needs forgiven. And when it is forgiven, it what? Well, it brings justification.

Not Everyone is Going to Believe the Gospel (TMF:1562)

Tuesday, March 09, 2021
Peace to Live By: Not Everyone is Going to Believe the Gospel (TMF:1562) - Daniel Litton
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       What was the reason for Jesus coming to the earth in the first place? You see, this is a serious problem among some folks, including those who identify as Christian. Even if they know they do wrong, they don't want to believe that God judges wrong. They want to believe that everyone goes to Heaven. Paul said, “the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.” Notice that Paul doesn’t say, “abounded for all.” He said, “abounded for many.” You see, not everyone is going to believe the Gospel. Not even everyone who says they believe in Jesus will enter the Kingdom of Heaven when they die. Not everyone who says they are a Christian meets the requirements of being a Christian. Let us bring to mind what Jesus has said, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven” (“Matthew 7:21, ESV).

No Sin Means You Have No Hell (TMF:1561)

Monday, March 08, 2021
Peace to Live By: No Sin Means You Have No Hell (TMF:1561) - Daniel Litton
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       A few months ago a pastor friend approached me one day with a concern on his heart, and he wanted my thoughts on the matter. He said he had talked to two Christians recently, just in regular conversation outside of church, who had told him that they believed that there is no Hell, that God is all love that he could never send anyone to Hell. Then my pastor friend said he had preached a series on Hell, and that a couple people came up after the sermon and told him they weren't coming back to his church. He even told me there is a pastor out there, a famous one, who is teaching this, and had written a book on the matter. I told my friend that if you eliminate sin, you eliminate the need for the cross. If there is no sin, there is no Hell. If all people automatically go to Heaven, I said to him, then why do you need to have the cross? What was the reason for Jesus coming to the earth in the first place?