Live By The Spirit As Children Of God

"For if you live according to the sinful nature,

you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to

death the misdeeds of the body, you will live,

because those who are led by the Spirit of God

are sons of God.

For you did not receive a spirit that makes you

a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit

of sonship.

And by Him we cry, Abba, Father.

The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that

we are God's children.

Now if we are children, then we are heirs- heirs

of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we

share in His sufferings in order that we may also

share in His glory."

Romans 8: 13-17

When we accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and savior and became born again, we became children of God and co-heirs with Jesus Christ in the Kingdom of God. Now as children of God, we must put off our former way of life when we were yet slave to sin. We must live by the Spirit, sustained by the infinite grace of God. We must cooperate with the Holy Spirit for the full transformation of our lowly selves until we reach the whole measure of the fullness of Jesus Christ. Then we truly become the light of the world and the salt of the earth, doing our righteous fruits for the glory of our living God who has given us all spiritual gifts according to His infinite grace.

Amazing Grace - Hayley Westenra

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Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla

Philippines

Spiritual/Word of God/Gospel

Jesus Is The Gate And The Good Shepherd

"I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.

All who ever came before Me were thieves and

robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

I am the gate; whoever enters through Me will

be saved.

He will come in and go out, and find pasture.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;

I have come that they may have life, and have it

to the full.

I am the good shepherd; I know My sheep and

My sheep know Me- just as the Father knows

Me and I know the Father- and I lay down My

life for the sheep.

I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen.

I must bring them also.

They too will listen to My voice, and there shall

be one flock and one shepherd."

John 10:7-10 , 10:14-16

Jesus Christ is the gate and also the good shepherd. All the others who came before Him were all thieves and robbers. He is the only way to salvation and nobody can enter heaven except through Him. He is a good shepherd who knows the name of each and every sheep He has. He calls them by their name and they listen to His voice. Jesus is the good shepherd who laid down His life for His sheep so that they may enjoy eternal life. He knows that there are other sheep not belonging to His sheep pen. He longs to bring them to His sheep pen too so that the day will come when there will be but one sheep pen and one shepherd. We are all called upon to gather the lost sheep of God and bring them to the sheep pen of the Lord so that they may also enjoy abundant and eternal life.

All Things Are Possible - Hillsong

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Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla

Philippines

Spiritual/Gospel/Word of God