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It is hardly deniable that Scripture issues a call to holiness given the command of the Father Leviticus The call to holiness is Trinitarian, and growth in holiness involves Trinitarian action in the believer, the will of the Father, the example of the Son, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The fact that it is Trinitarian adds great emphasis to this call to holiness. The question is how are we going to respond?
Yet, we are told without equivocation that we are to love God with all our heart, to love our neighbor, and to be holy. The Bible is not a book that sets out high and lofty ideals that are appealing but can be ignored because they are impossible to obtain. It is a practical book of life, not because we are able to live it out but precisely because its demands upon us come with the power of God helping us respond.
But we immediately encounter a problem if we think of holiness as something to be achieved, a box to be checked, or a task to be completed. Sure, that is part of it, but holiness is much more. Holiness is about our total relationship with God. Holiness, at its root, is the presence of God.
An inseparable part of their sin was their choice of life in the absence of God. This is why the essence of sin is choosing the absence of God. The holiness of God is perfect and unchanging. The follower of Jesus experiences holiness as being set apart or consecrated for the purposes of God and growth in the likeness of Christ. In our conversion, we were driven or pushed into repentance by a deep conviction or guilt over having broken the rules Galatians 3: In sanctification, we are pulled or compelled by a holy fascination to become one again with the Father and to bear his image.
A life of holiness is somehow instinctively understood as standing in opposition to a life that conforms to the destructive and dehumanizing standards of the world.
It is a life that is moral, sacred, and pure, standing in opposition to that which is profane, godless, and irreverent. We read of the transition between these two ways of living in the words of Scripture: The regeneration that comes through the gospel is freedom from the power of sin, the freedom to live life as God intended, life measured by holiness Romans 8: Are you interested in learning more about this topic? David Long wrote a book, The Quest for Holiness: From Shallow Belief to Mature Believer. Get your copy from our store now. Often times it could be easy to read the Bible as if it's a history book.
Unintentionally we begin to read out of obligation because we're Christians and it's the right thing to do. We miss out on a lot of intimacy with God because the Bible is Jesus in print. When we do get in the word and read it in relationship with the Father, our hearts an The moment we gave our "yes" to Jesus is the moment we were placed in a battle that we are guaranteed to win.
There is a constant battle for the attention of minds and hearts of people. These distractions are intended to keep our focus away from Him. Only when we set our focus on Him with a single voyage are we able to overcome any obstacle tha As friends of Jesus Christ, scripture calls us to live in a higher standard. It is expected of that we represent Jesus to those around us for who He really is. Romans says that its the kindness of God that leads people to repentance. But this kindness God has called upon us to manifest.
Conduct worthy of Jesus is extremely important for the wor Relationship with Jesus should never be replaced by going to church, walking in miracles, or serving people. Although all those things are incredibly powerful and needed, they are not an excuse to stop communion with Holy Ghost. In this Podcast, Todd shares on the power of prioritizing intimacy with Jesus.
To learn more about Todd White and t If our perspective of God's goodness is twisted, often times we mistake conviction for condemnation. Jesus taught us that conviction is really good. It's your conscience reminding you that you're so much better than the sin you've committed. Conviction is what compels us to step into a greater standard, not on our own, but by grace. Trees of righteousness naturally produce fruit that is righteous.
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Righteousness does not mean getting everything perfect. Righteousness is trusting in the only One who is perfect. In this right standing, by faith, we have been given the grace to produce fruit that is consistent with who Jesus is. Righteousness bears fruit on to holiness. Grace that does not transform is demonic in nature. Some beliefe systems claim that if we walk in supernatural power than grace covers over our sin and we're okay living in sin. That perspective is a lie that tries to get us to stray away from a relationship and even justify a lack of intimacy because of present power.
In this Podcast, Todd tal It can be easy to lose sight of who Jesus is in different parts of our lives. Sometimes we wonder who is He in my family? We begin to question our actions, thoughts, and motives. God has made a promise to us that when we step into any part of our life He has gone before us. He is always ahead of us making sure that every sit The love of God is the only thing that can bring transformation the way it does. Often times when difficult circumstances come our way our focus is diverted from how loved we really are by God.
Yet, it's in His love that all fear is cast out.
It's in His love that we find perfect peace. In this Podcast, Todd shares his heat on the power of the When we give our lives to Jesus we part-take of a double-sided coin.
On one side we know that we can now have communion with God and on the other, we know that we have been granted freedom from all of our sin and issues. We must keep our minds focused on His thoughts for us so that we would never fall into a trap leads to condemnation. Very often believers surrender their lives to Jesus and some time up the road they end up looking back at their past. Holy Spirit is the only one who, through relationship, can get you to be so focused on who God says that you are so that there would never be looking back at our past, outside the blood of Jesus.
To learn more about Todd White The blood of Jesus is absolutely the most powerful substance in all of existence. It is the only blood that could cleanse the human conscience and give life to the spirit man. Condemnation is a lie and the enemy tries to use it to separate us from our Father. Keep your eyes on Him for you have been cleansed.
To learn more about Todd White and In today's Podcast Todd shares his heart on the power of the seed. It happens often that we don't understand everything in scripture. What we can't forget is that the Word is alive, sharp, and active. Even as we read and don't seem to learn anything, the Word does a work on our hearts. The power isn't in just the understanding, it is in the ver The very first commission that Jesus had given us is for the earth to look like heaven.
He said, "On earth as it is in heaven. It is absolutely critical that as Christians our lifestyles radiate the pure reality of Jesus.
We must look like Him, talk lik It has become common for believers to pick and choose parts of the Bible to read. Scriptures that talk of the Fear of the Lord or the wrath of God tend to be ignored because they may sound harsh. In this episode, Todd talks about the importance of reading the Bible in a relationship with the Holy Spirit because He will reveal the importance and For a very long time, God has been blamed for acts that He can absolutely never commit.
Most believed that God was simply trying to teach a lesson or show you how worthless you are. In this Podcast, Todd shares his heart on the phenomenal goodness of God. It is this goodness that leads people to repentance, not forcing trials upon people. In this Podcast, Todd shares his heart and conviction with the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit is the very presence of God that is with us daily. Holy Ghost is our best friend and He is so excited to get to know us through relationship and communion. Scripture teaches us that God exalted His Word above His own name.
Jesus has a passion to be our everything so that in everything we manifest Him. Relationship with Jesus should never be replaced by going to church, walking in miracles, or serving people. As friends of Jesus Christ, scripture calls us to live in a higher standard. Scripture says that love is patient and kind. Righteousness does not mean getting everything perfect.
His Word is the absolute truth that doesn't shift or change. The enemy can not ever change the power of the Word of God but he will try really hard to get us to not believe in the Word of God. Multiple times in scripture we see the devil try to get believers to question the Word Before Jesus humanity struggled to have right standing with God.
Generation after generation hoped to step into a greater reality yet many still fell to the power of sin. Once Jesus came, God, granted us a righteousness that is not our own. A right standing before Him that we could never earn was freely given to mankind simply through faith. Peace like many other Kingdom principals must be believed in and taken a hold of. It has become common for believers to lose sight of what Jesus says about them causing these same Christians to lose sight of what their pursuing.
Peace is present when we know the Author of all creation because just like everything else, He created it. The cross if one of the most talked about subjects in Christianity, It is also one of the most misunderstood. The church, at large, has fallen into the trap of believing that Jesus came to reveal how full of sin each person is. Not realizing that the power of the cross reveals something much greater than that. In this episode, Todd shares his r What does it mean to be a light in the world? What is it like to manifest the light of Christ in every situation?
On today's Podcast, Todd reflects on his experiences with the world recognizing the love of Christ in him. If that is true then we must be the b Todd often says, "The measure of somethings worth is always determined by the price that was paid for it.
When humanity doesn't understand their value, most people end up selling cheap to the pleasures of life. There is a deep value to who we are when no one is watching. Character and integrity are vital for a believer to step into greatness. Our life is the loudest message we will ever preach and if we're believers as we claim then life should flow out of our very eyes to the world around us. In this Podcast, Todd shares about his life and what it me Within the Body of Christ, there are many people who encounter the Lord in an extravagant way and then some-time down the road fall away from their pursuit.
Often we began to question how something like this could happen with someone so passionate. In this Podcast, Todd reminds us of the importance of stewarding our relationship with God, that Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Many times because we don't feel passion it's easy to disqualify ourselves but we know that we don't live by our feelings. In this episode, Todd talks about t Scripture teaches us in many places that we are now new creations in Christ Jesus. If the new is becoming evident then it means that the old must be removed, cleansed, and pruned. Pruning sounds difficult and many times it is but without it, there is no growth and fruit to become mature spiritual adults.
In this Podcast, Todd talks about the ne Every day is an opportunity to share and represent Jesus to a dying world.
Each and every person we walk by is worth the blood of Jesus and most don't know it. Truth should never be compromised and when it is, Jesus becomes misrepresented. Compromise has made the church look hypocritical to the world but now we get the privilege of changing tha Jesus has taught us all throughout scripture that our identity is never to come from what we do, say, or accomplish.
He constantly reminded us that the only thing that matters is what God the Father thinks and says about us. When we become focused on our identity outside of Him everything else is sure to fail us. In this Podcast, Todd continues God loves each and every one of us. For a long time the value of being a Christian has been mocked and misunderstood.
What does it mean to be a believer? What does being a Christian mean? We have been given great value in our identity as children of God. In this Podcast, Todd talks about his understanding of who we are as Christians and what we He is and has been the most giving Father. No one ever innocently gave up their lives in exchange for sinners. If God has manifested His genero He paid the highest price for us when we were in the middle of all our junk. He is the only God who ever saw potential in people even when we seemed worthless. It is extremely important that we begin to see the way He sees.
It is key for us to know the price He paid for us because only then are we able to see how valuable we r What does a life of rest look like?