![But according to the Holy One who called you, you yourselves also be holy in all [your] manner of life; Because it is written, "You shall be holy because I am holy." 1 Pet. 1:15-16 And when the Chief Shepherd is manifested, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. 1 Pet. 5:4](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/But-according-to-the-Holy-One-who-called-you-you-yourselves-also-be-holy.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1)
We must run the Christian race as contenders, athletes, until we finish our course and receive Christ as the crown as a reward; we need to fully accomplish our ministry in the unique ministry of God’s economy. Amen! Thank the Lord for bringing us into this wonderful race, the Christian race, where we need […]
Run the Race by Looking away unto Jesus, the Author, Leader, and Perfecter of Faith
As believers in Christ, we run the Christian race by looking away unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith; Jesus Christ is our focus in our running, for only by looking unto Jesus can we have faith infused into us to run the race with endurance. Amen! Our Christian life today is a […]
Run the Christian Race by Looking Away unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of Faith
We can live the Christian life and run the Christian race by looking away unto Jesus with undivided attention by turning away from every other object and thing that distracts us from Him; He is the Author, Originator, source, and cause of our faith! Hallelujah! On one hand, we need to realize that our […]
Run the Race with Endurance to Gain the Prize, Putting away any Encumbrance and Sin
![Therefore let us also...put away every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles [us] and run with endurance the race which is set before us. Heb. 12:1](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Therefore-let-us-also...put-away-every-encumbrance-and-the-sin.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
The Christian life is a race, and we all must put away every encumbrance and sin to run the race with endurance to win the prize, which is the full enjoyment and experience of Christ. Amen! We need to run with endurance the race that is set before us. In running the race, what […]
Serving God by doing the Will of the Father and not being Workers of Lawlessness
Matt. 7:21-23 is a warning to all believers, for here we see that not everyone who says, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, and not everyone who does great works of power in the Lord’s name will enter into the kingdom of the heavens; only those who do the will of […]
Having a Cloud of Witnesses Surrounding us, let us Run the Race to Win the Prize!
As believers in Christ, we are on the way – which is Christ, and we are running the race with endurance, being surrounded by a cloud of witnesses who encourage us in our Christian life. Hallelujah! Therefore we should put away every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and run with endurance […]
Being a Christian Student on the Campus – no matter what, we’re for Christ and the church!
In our Christian life, it seems like there is always something that demands our attention. In this case, I think a big danger is that if we don’t settle in our being that we MUST love the Lord first, best, and only, and that we MUST be for Christ and the church, then the attitude of being for the Lord when it is convenient may creep in [continue reading]