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    Paul's Turning Point

    Romans 8:30, known, predestined, called, justified, glorified, is often presented as a chronological timeline of individual salvation, a map of the process through which each believer moves from eternity past to eternity future. Theological seminaries build entire curricula around this structure...
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    Paul's Turning Point

    The literary concept of foolishness used in 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 redefines the understanding of knowledge by introducing a cognitive dissonance that suffocates the claims of classical human logic. By declaring that God chose what is weak in the world to shame what is strong, the biblical text...
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    Paul's Turning Point

    Titus 2:11-12, Paul explains exactly how grace works, for the grace of God has appeared, that offers salvation to all people, it teaches us to say no to ungodliness and worldly passions and to live self-controlled, upright and Godly lives. Teaches, grace teaches, grace empowers, grace...
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    Paul's Turning Point

    Ephesians 5:20 brings an instruction that seems simple, but in practice represents one of the greatest battles of the believers life. Always for everything, these two words together form a way of life that goes completely against the natural inclination of the human heart. It is relatively easy...
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    Paul's Turning Point

    Ephesians 5:10 deserves careful attention, Paul instructs believers to discern what is pleasing to the Lord, this verse does not indicate a one-time investigation that is done and finished, it indicates a continuous process of discernment, a posture of someone who is constantly tuning their...
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    Paul's Turning Point

    Ephesians 4:24, presents the positive side of the command, to put on the new man, to shed the old, is an act of death, to put on the new, is an act of resurrection. Paul is not asking Christians to create a new version of themselves through moral effort, he is saying, that there is already a new...
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    His Timing

    Romans 8:29, this transformation isn’t about trying harder or becoming more religious, it’s about surrendering to the work of the Holy Spirit, allowing the spirit to reshape your thoughts, your desires and your actions, this is how you grow into the people God created you to be. Life in the Holy...
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    Valley of Zalmovet

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    Paul's Turning Point

    Ephesians 4:25, lying is one of the most evident marks of the old man, since Eden, where the serpent distorted God’s word, lying has been the tool of deception. Jesus Christ identified the devil as the father of lies in John 8:44, there is no truth in him and that when he lies, he speaks from...
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    Paul's Turning Point

    To renew the mind, is to question these patterns, to compare every thought with the truth of scripture and to consciously replace the false with the true, it is a daily intentional work that requires meditation on the word, submission to the Holy Spirit and fellowship with other Christians who...
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    Paul's Turning Point

    This renewal of the mind happens through the word of God, Romans 12:2, it is by the renewal of the mind, that you are able to experience the good, pleasing and perfect will of God, the renewal of the mind is not passive, it requires discipline and deliberate choice. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, this...
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    Paul's Turning Point

    Between the shedding of the old and the putting on of the new, Paul inserts an essential element in Ephesians 4:23, to be renewed in the spirit of your mind. This phrase is the central axis of transformation, the mind is the battlefield where change occurs or fails. The renewed mind suggests a...
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    Paul's Turning Point

    Ephesians 2:21, the image used by Paul is vivid and precise, you are stones in a continuous spiritual construction, each person who receives Christ is inserted into this structure, not as an ornament, but as an essential part of the support, this calls you to the responsibility of understanding...
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    A Constant Companion

    Romans 8:1-2, this doesn’t just mark a transition in Paul’s message, it opens the door to an entirely new way of life, life in the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not an abstract concept or a distant helper, the spirit is the very presence of God dwelling within you, guiding you, comforting you...
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    Paul's Turning Point

    Jesus shows, the way he talks and acts, expresses the mindset of somebody who believes their identity is the unique seed of the women, the chosen son of Abraham, the chosen one of David and the son of man, the son of humanity from Daniel chapter 7.
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    Paul's Turning Point

    A cross meant suffering, a cross meant dying, a cross meant choosing a path that went against everything your flesh craved. Our souls are not healed through comfort, they’re refined through fire, comfort never changed anyone, but the cross, it changes everything. Paul was not writing to a...
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    Paul's Turning Point

    Some people have been sold a gospel where Jesus is a heavenly personal assistant, who exists to make your life easier. A gospel where God is like a cosmic Santa Claus who hands out blessings if you behave well. A gospel where faith is a tool to get what you want, instead, of a call to die, to...
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    Paul's Turning Point

    Take up your cross, when Jesus said this, everyone knew exactly what a cross meant, it wasn’t a pretty necklace, it was an instrument of execution. Jesus is not talking about dealing with minor inconveniences, he’s talking about a lifestyle of constant death, death to your desires, to your ego...
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    Paul's Turning Point

    Romans 7:12, this inner battle is part of the human experience, one that even the most dedicated believers face. In his struggle, Paul points to the law, God’s holy standard as both a guide and a mirror. The law reveals what is good and right, yet it also exposes your inability to live up to it...
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    Deception Doesn't Look Like Deception

    Ephesians 5:10 deserves careful attention, Paul instructs believers to discern what is pleasing to the Lord, this verse does not indicate a one-time investigation that is done and finished, it indicates a continuous process of discernment, a posture of someone who is constantly tuning their...