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Are We Free to Sin in Christ?

Posted on January 18, 2021 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . If you ignore the law in order to become transformed unto Christ by his spirit, you are free indeed, able to express the glory of God. If you ignore the law for any other reason, you are simply … Continue reading →

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Sin Hunters

Posted on March 12, 2019 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

There are Christians who are continually on the hunt for sin in the lives of other Christians (and, of course, that is the emphasis in their own lives as well).  That seems to be the entire focus of their spiritual … Continue reading →

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Holy and Without Blame

Posted on June 17, 2017 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . According as He (God) has chosen us in him (Christ) before the foundation of the cosmos, that we should be holy and without blame before Him (God) in love (many translations put these last 2 words “in love” … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Tribulation

Posted on September 7, 2016 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. The point of this study is to arrive at an outlook concerning our mental and emotional struggles which best positions us for spiritual growth and a closer relationship with God, our Father.  Most view these kind of struggles as … Continue reading →

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Is God in Control?

Posted on April 19, 2016 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

.   God is sovereign. God is in control. God is all-powerful. These phrases, or ones like them often come right after the telling of some negative event ….. a death, tragic accident, sickness, loss of a job or something … Continue reading →

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Kicking the Corpse

Posted on March 26, 2016 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . The new man views the old man with compassionate understanding, not harsh judgmentalism and the desire to punish. __________________________________________ I’m very concerned with the health of the mind and the body which I’ve been given.  Before Christ I … Continue reading →

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Is Homosexuality a Sin?

Posted on February 15, 2014 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. The purpose of this study is to understand.  With perfect spiritual understanding comes powerful love and appreciation for the truth of God and of Christ. If homosexuality is a sin, then there has to be a lie involved.  Something … Continue reading →

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Justified, what it means

Posted on January 25, 2014 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

..   Romans 3:24   Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Justified, justification are nice religious words, aren’t they?  We read them in the Bible, but do we know what they mean?  Does … Continue reading →

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Emotions of Sin

Posted on December 7, 2013 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . Romans 7:5   For when we were in the flesh, the motions (pathos – emotions, passions) of sins, which were by (dia – by means of) the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. … Continue reading →

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What is Sin, part one

Posted on November 16, 2013 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. Sin is bad ….. right?  But what is it …… and why is it sin …… and what’s so bad about it?   What makes it “sin.”  Is the determination of sin a unilateral moral decision on the part of … Continue reading →

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