29 January 2023
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Understanding Faith & Works Together, Part 3 (TMF:2020)

Friday, February 03, 2023
Peace to Live By: Understanding Faith & Works Together, Part 3 (TMF:2020) - Daniel Litton
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       We know that it takes action at the gym to achieve the results that we want. And so it takes surrendering, that of our minds primarily, to live out a successful faith. Yes, a lot of our faith is mental. Our minds have to be in a free state in order to manifest a good relationship with God in our lives. A lot of people don’t realize this fact. They think it’s all about jumping on the treadmill, going through a rigorous exercise, and then just getting of. And then repeat day after day. This, however, is also problematic because it is the reverse of the lazy person. This is just going through the motions without the heart coming along. It is doing stuff to stay true to rules. It is the works side, without any faith present. It isn’t surrendering, giving up control, but rather it is taking total control, thinking we know how to do it by our own effort. That won’t work either. That also is displeasing to God.

Understanding Faith & Works Together, Part 2 (TMF:2019)

Thursday, February 02, 2023
Peace to Live By: Understanding Faith & Works Together, Part 2 (TMF:2019) - Daniel Litton
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       Nevertheless, in James’ time, as is the case even in our time, unfortunately, there still are the foolish. There are those who want to hold on to stuff. There are those who don’t wish to give up control. When we drive around town, we can see all kinds of gyms that are around that we can join in order to get into shape, or perhaps stay in shape if we are there already. Nonetheless, we can join one, two, or even three gyms. We can join as many as we would like. Is that, though, going to get us in shape? Well, that’s a stupid question you might say. Of course we don’t just join the gym, but we actually have to go there, and not only go there, but actually use the equipment in an effective way to get results. Yeah, a person could walk into the gym, grab a bottle of water, and just stand there. A person could come in and get on the treadmill. But if the treadmill is at a half of mile per hour, it probably isn’t going to do the person any good. They might as well of stayed home and played video games or watched TV.

Understanding Faith & Works Together, Part 1 (TMF:2018)

Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Peace to Live By: Understanding Faith & Works Together, Part 1 (TMF:2018) - Daniel Litton
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       ““Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"—and he was called a friend of God. You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone” (James 2:20-24, ESV). First, I want to address of whom it is that James is talking to here. Who is the foolish person that James is so clearly pointing out of the crowd. Well, the foolish person is the one who thinks that he or she can just have faith, say, be a Christian in name only, and not have any kind of works (outward demonstrations) to back it up. James is continuing to tell us today that our faith needs to be real. It needs to be authentic. I mean, this is beneficial to us anyway. Don’t we want our faith to be genuine? Certainly a lot of us do. We’re not the foolish person. We are the wise person.

What is Enough for Entrance into Heaven? Part 4 (TMF:2017)

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Peace to Live By: What is Enough for Entrance into Heaven? Part 4 (TMF:2017) - Daniel Litton
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       I mean, think about this whole concept. A person can know that he or she shouldn’t live with their significant other before marriage. They have the thoughts in their head before they do it. They know there is a better way. Intuitively, the persons thoughts works against them. However, because they don’t want to take the harder road, but rather the one more frequently traveled, the end up going against what they feel down within themselves is the right thing to do. And people do this with having a relationship with God. People know that they should spend time with God. As I just talked about, they know they should be more careful to keep his commandments. They know they should care more about others and not just themselves. All of this knowing though, realizing this fact and that fact, doesn’t count does it? God isn’t going to count the ‘knowing’ to our credit. He only counts the faith within ourselves the is manifested in what we actually do, our outward actions, in the name of Jesus.

What is Enough for Entrance into Heaven? Part 3 (TMF:2016)

Monday, January 30, 2023
Peace to Live By: What is Enough for Entrance into Heaven? Part 3 (TMF:2016) - Daniel Litton
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       They knew who he was. Remember in Luke chapter 4 for instance. he demon said there, “"Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God"” (Luke 4:34, ESV). See, they knew Jesus was the Messiah. They knew he was the Son of God. They knew, actually, that he was the Creator of the Universe. Was that enough, however? Obviously not. Salivation isn’t available to demons. So, while they know the truth, they don’t accept it. As a matter of fact, the strive to work against it. Yes, people can know the truth, that Jesus really is God, and yet rather than embrace that, they harden their heart against it. I mean, think about this whole concept. A person can know that he or she shouldn’t live with their significant other before marriage. They have the thoughts in their head before they do it. They know there is a better way. Intuitively, the persons thoughts works against them.