by Bill Elliff
August 20, 2024
There is no other religion on the face of the earth (nor has there been or can there be) that offers what authentic Christianity provides. The heart of our spiritual life is about fellowship with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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by Bill Elliff
February 07, 2024
We all sin. Daily. There is a weight that sin brings. If left unattended, that weight is crushing. We have disconnected from our God, so why would we expect less? Most of what we endure and blame on other reasons is simply undealt with sin.
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by Bill Elliff
January 30, 2024
If you have not yet done so, there is no more important step for you today. Remember what Peter said, “This promise is for you and your children and all whom God is calling to Himself.” If your heart is stirred, cry out to God today to save you. Tell your children the good news so they can also receive the gift of eternal life.
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by Bill Elliff
January 05, 2024
It is the great tragedy and the source of all that is wrong with our world. Since the Garden, we have pridefully felt we could do a better job than our Creator. Our arrogance is at the root of our failure.
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by Bill Elliff
April 13, 2023
A genuine follower of Christ enters a relationship with Christ through repentance and continues repenting in various ways for the rest of their life. To be a true Christian is to be a lifelong repenter.
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by Bill Elliff
July 20, 2022
The discipline or judgment of God upon a person or a nation is a wonderful thing. It is like pain to the human body, reminding us that what we are doing is wrong and needs a dramatic, immediate adjustment. That something must change, or there will be further damage. God’s discipline is an act of His love to bring us to our senses and restore us to healing and usefulness.
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by Bill Elliff
April 14, 2022
It’s possible to so sin against your conscience, violating what you know to be true and right so often that you form deep callouses there. You are no longer bothered by evil--done by yourself or others.
The most usable man is he who listens to the Lord and responds instantly. His conscience is clear before God and man--both vertically and horizontally.
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by Bill Elliff
August 09, 2021
If we find ourselves living for this world, it's time for repentance. This order is passing away, and all it contains and represents. The Kingdom of God is eternal, and the way into this new kingdom is to follow the One who called us to this repentance.
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by Bill Elliff
July 21, 2021
There is a critical principle in spiritual life. It could be called the law of “Positive Spiritual Replacement.” When we walk away in repentance from our sin and worldliness, we must replace this with a corresponding turn to Christ and His truth. If our only action is to turn away and we do not begin to experience the joy and intimacy with Christ that we are designed for, we will find ourselves soon turning back to the “leeks and onions of Egypt.”
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by Bill Elliff
May 03, 2021
Although he was a godly and greatly used man of God, King David sinned grievously. For all time, his failure with Bathsheba has been recorded as a tragic warning.
But David’s confession was just as public. Spurgeon said a man could be used again when his confession is as notorious as his sin.
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by Bill Elliff
November 20, 2020
As a leader, the greatest way to help others to a revived life is to live there yourself. This does not happen automatically. In fact, the pull of the world, flesh, and devil is so strong that we can easily slide into sin and find ourselves in deep need of personal reviving.
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by Bill Elliff
July 02, 2020
Most people treat their sin lightly, never feeling the weight of what they have done. There is an appropriate time to mourn over sin. In fact, without mourning over how we have offended God, there is generally no real repentance.
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