On the one hand, Christ is our life, and on the other hand, Christ is the Head of the Body, the church. When we were regenerated, we were born of God and Christ became our life – our inward, spiritual, hidden life. Christ is our source – Christ is the source of our life; we […]
Only Christ is the Head of the Body, and He is the Unique Head having authority in the Body
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loving the Lord with our first love = giving Him the first place in all things
Continuing the thought from the previous post (“why this waste“), what does it mean to love the Lord? In Mark 12:30 it says “you shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart and from your whole soul and from your whole mind and from your whole strength”. Also, in Matt. 26 – where […]
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