The School of KINGDOM Living Part 15

JESUS PAID THE FULL PRICE

WE are SONS and DAUGHTERS of GOD, fully and completely accepted in the BELOVED by GOD BECAUSE of JESUS and His finished work as the CHRIST, the Anointed ONE.

"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1:18

That means we are LOVE. Made by LOVE for LOVE. Yes, we are LOVE because of the work of the Cross and the BLOOD of the LAMB, making us the righteousness of God in Christ, HIS LOST CHILDREN redeemed.

“Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." Mark 8:34

We are JUSTIFIED IN CHRIST, fully FREE, and COMPLETELY SET FREE, as if we never sinned. Yes, JESUS DID IT ALL! His yoke is easy, and His burden is light. We are ALL under the covenant of GRACE and not under LAW.

"For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace." Romans 6:14

We are called to DENY OURSELVES, PICK UP OUR CROSS, DIE, and FOLLOW HIM. And, He has given us all of this and has empowered us by His Grace. He has given us unlimited and unconditional MERCY and WISDOM simply because HE LOVES US.

"and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." Romans 3:24

We either serve IN SELF and defend our rights, opinions, and judgments, or we lay down our life, our rights, our need to be right, our need to be approved, and our need to be loved… instead, we choose to follow HIM and to serve IN LOVE.

"Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Hebrews 4:16

Love is WALKING IN CHRIST, walking IN LOVE. Life in and from the Father’s LOVE.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.," Galatians 5:6

Do not let ANYONE be your teacher. We are to die to our self-motives, self-centeredness, self-protection, self-insights, self-awareness, self-defense, and SELF EVERYTHING. Instead, we are called to PUT ON CHRIST, WHICH IS LOVE, and BE LIKE THE ONE who made us the image of God, the one who made us to BE LOVE.

"Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father." Colossians 3:14-17

The Father wants to REMOVE all UNBELIEF, which is our enemy. He does this by TRANSFORMING us through TRUTH.

"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth." 1 Corinthians 13:6

Man is destroyed by the lack of knowledge and the lack of understanding. We are RESTORED by HIS LIGHT and made new IN HIS LIGHT, but many don’t know it. Blinded by the lust of the flesh.

"but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." 1 John 1:7

Those IN CHRIST receive ALL OF CHRIST, God’s FULL LIGHT; we’ve received the FULL MEASURE of CHRIST, His FULL measure of LOVE, PEACE, MERCY, FAVOR, PATIENCE, HUMILITY, and POWER. Grace transforms us in FAITH working through LOVE.

"Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” John 8:12

Abba wants to transform us so that HIS LIGHT SHINES through us worldwide. We die to ourselves so that CHRIST’s LIFE is IN US and SHINES through US.

"to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." Colossians 1:27

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