Dear BPCWA worshipper, This week, we want to consider walking as Christ walked in our relationships and in increasing fruitfulness. This is the “R” and “I” of IN CHRIST. Relationships. In 1 John 1:5-7, we are reminded that since God is light, “He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him” (1 Jhn 2:10). The Apostle John chided the believers because loving the brethren had departed so far from what God expects, so much so that the old and existing commandment sounded new to them. Hence, he said, “Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the
Read moreDear BPCWA worshipper, Last week, we saw how the driver for us to walk as Christ must be love for God. When we do so, the result will be that our love for God will grow as we walk like Him. Walking as Christ walked is not an option for a Christian. We will cover the next 2 sermons in today’s pastoral, where we will learn 2 prerequisites for walking as Christ walked. Consecration. Consecration is the first prerequisite to walking as Christ walked. 1Jo 2:2 tells us Christ “is the propitiation for our sins”. Christ’s propitiation is because the wrath of God was coming toward us. Christ stood in between us and God and deflected God’s wrath. To be
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