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Monday, September 30, 2019

WHAT’S YOUR VISION OF THE FUTURE by Jim Wake


If routine rules your working life, you could be stifling any chance of growing and improving your business. Worse still, if you fail to encourage creative thinking, you could well be doomed to failure.
Innovation is not what you think it is, says Jim Carroll, a selfdescribed “futurist” who makes a living advising companies on how they can reinvent themselves to compete effectively in a fast-changing world. “When it comes to the word innovation,” he explains, “a lot of people hear that word and they think it isn’t something that applies to them. I call it the ‘Steve Jobs effect.’ People hear the word and they think: ‘That’s about the design of cool products and only cool people get to do that. I manage purchasing, so how could I be responsible for innovation?’”
But what Carroll tells them – in ways designed to get them to laugh at themselves and squirm in uncomfortable self-recognition – is that innovation is both more mundane and more achievabe than dreaming up the next breakthrough consumer product, writing brilliant computer code, or developing new methods for microsurgery. “I step back and reframe the question,” he continues. “To me, innovation is three things that apply to everyone in the organization. Whether they are the head of purchasing or product development, or the CEO or the Vice-President of sales, it’s about challenging yourself with three questions. What can I do to run this business better? What can I do to grow this business? And what can I do to transform this business?”
To Carroll, it’s a lot more about awareness than it is about genius. “Running the business? Innovation offers all kinds of opportunities to take costs out of the business. With computerized technologies to streamline processes, for example. It’s just unlimited potential. Growing the business is all about how we get into new markets, new product development, how we generate revenue where revenue hasn’t existed before. Transforming the business is about restructuring ourselves. How we collaborate better, how we reshape the way we’re doing R&D, how we do things differently as an organization.
“A lot of people still think that innovation is some deep mysterious thing,” he goes on. “To me, the link is that there’s a whole bunch of obvious trends which are going to impact an organization, whether they’re demographic, social, political, business trends, whatever. Innovation is simply responding to and keeping up with those trends. Some of it is drop-dead obvious: in Western society, we have a looming boom of baby boomers who are going to become older and sicker and require more care, so that just impacts a whole variety of different industries. With technology, there’s a whole bunch of fascinating trends underway where a lot of everyday devices around us are going to gain intelligence, are going to be linked to the internet, so that’s an obvious trend. And in terms of politics, what’s playing out in Egypt – where there’s a transition of power from one generation that is unplugged, unconnected, to a different generation that is plugged in and connected. Those are the kinds of obvious trends I’m talking about.”
But of course, what is obvious to Carroll – who acknowledges that research is an important part of what he does – may not be so obvious to the person who is focused on meeting deadlines and paying the bills. Still, he is convinced that management can nurture an environment which encourages creative thinking and the willingness to take risks that is pretty much a prerequisite for innovation. “I call it tone at the top. It is something that is CEO-led. He or she has to set the tone for a culture which allows for continual change and adaptation and innovation, in order to keep up with the very fast-paced change around us. If you don’t set that tone at the top, then you really are doomed to failure. I see a lot of organizations try to make innovation something special. They form a little innovation team and go off in a little room and study innovation. But that just doesn’t work. It’s a culture throughout the organization where the leadership is saying to everyone that you’ve got to challenge yourself on those three questions, and we will judge you during the annual review process and in your remuneration and in your job description.”
One example he points to is Google, which provides “innovation time off” – a provision allowing engineers to devote up to 20 percent of their time on projects not directly related to their job descriptions or responsibilities. “It’s important,” says Carroll, “that organizations establish a whole series of projects that are very focused on innovative outcomes, in addition to having everyone responsible for day-to-day innovation.” He also suggests that routine is one of the biggest threats to innovation. “I think it’s very easy for an organization to go into autopilot. If you can do something to shake up their complacency – whether it’s the rebel coming on board or doing something to cause some chaos – that’s a good thing because people need to wake up to how quickly their world is changing around them.” In his talks – he gives dozens every year to audiences as diverse as Texas bankers, California cattle farmers, national park management professionals and the US Professional Golfers’ Association – he can almost be aggressive in trying to combat complacency.
“Here’s what I’ve learned,” he says during one of his videos from a keynote speech. “In every single organization there are people who wake up every single day. The very first thought that comes to their mind is ‘what am I going to do today to kill new ideas?’” It’s a comment which provokes nervous laughter, but that’s because everyone in the audience recognizes a kernel of truth there. “You know that they’re out there because they come into their meetings and you’re presenting new concepts and new ways of doing things, and they’ve got all these little code words that they use to shut ideas down.”
If Carroll had his way, the phrase “You can’t do that because we’ve always done it this way” would be grounds for immediate dismissal. “Never mind that the world is going to change, that the world is going to go over there really, really fast, and we’re still here and we have to get over there with the rest of the world,” he says mockingly. “There are people out there who’ve adopted the attitude of ‘you can’t do that; we’ve always done it this way – it won’t work!’ You come up with a really good idea, you put it out there, you seek some reaction and there is a naysayer at the table who immediately says: ‘It won’t work’; or ‘Dumbest idea I ever heard, it’s too risky, we’re not an organization that takes risk.’” He lets the thought hang there for an instant and then points out the obvious: “The only way to get ahead is to take risks.” As if he himself has suddenly been appointed CEO, he then starts issuing orders to the audience: “Each of you from this point on agrees that you will never use, or permit to be used in one of your meetings, that phrase ‘you can’t do this because we’ve always done it this way’. You’re going to completely ban that phrase ‘it won’t work, dumbest idea I ever heard’. You’re going to banish the type of thinking that tries to hold us back from doing new things.”
He encourages his audience to conduct a simple test the next time they are sitting in a meeting – keep score of the “innovation killing” phrases that come up: a point for every time they hear “it won’t work”, “you can’t do that”, “I don’t know how”, and several others demonstrating fear of trying. Five bonus points for “The boss won’t go for it” and ten for “Why should I care?” Your company is already in trouble – innovation-adverse, in his words – if you score more than five, “innovation dead” if you score more than ten, and you might as well either close up shop or give him a call if you score more than 15.
At the other end of the spectrum are the behaviors, practices and corporate cultures that generate new ideas – ideas flow freely throughout the organization, subversion is considered a virtue, creative champions are present throughout the company, people understand that innovation is not just about
technology, but about doing things differently and better, and that failure is an inevitable – and acceptable – part of the innovation process. “Hire people you don’t like,” he urges, and “forget everything you know”. In this changing world, he claims, we don’t need MBAs so much as we need “MBIs” – Masters of Business Imagination. “The phrase Master of Business Administration is about running the business. That’s great, but what are you going to do to grow and transform the business? We [spend] more time thinking about how our markets are changing, how we might build new relationships with our customers, thinking about how we might go in and disrupt other business models and how we might ingest technology faster to do awesome things within our industry. We should just have a lot more people with a lot more imagination on our team.”
Carroll wasn’t always a change guru – he spent 12 years as an accountant. But somewhere along the way, he realized that technology was moving much faster than the business world, and that there was a business opportunity convincing the corporate world that it needed to change to accommodate new technologies and trends, or get left behind. He points out that Apple generates 60 percent of its revenue from products that didn’t even exist four years ago, and that the only thing that is certain is
that everything will be different before you know it. Half of what students learn in their first year in college is obsolete by the time they graduate. “Having been at this for 15 years,” he says, “I think that the necessity for organizations to get on board with this type of thinking is becoming more critical, because business is changing faster, customers are changing faster and technology is changing faster. My key word is velocity. The need to do a lot of radical things is speeding up because everything out there is speeding up.”

Saturday, September 28, 2019

MEDICAL NEWS TODAY


"I think music in itself is healing," American musician Billy Joel once said. "It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music." Most of us would wholeheartedly agree with this statement, and it is this universal bond with music that has led researchers across the globe to investigate its therapeutic potential.
[A woman listening to music]
"We have a such a deep connection to music because it is 'hardwired' in our brains and bodies," said Barbara Else.
We can all think of at least one song that, when we hear it, triggers an emotional response. It might be a song that accompanied the first dance at your wedding, for example, or a song that reminds you of a difficult break-up or the loss of a loved one.
"We have a such a deep connection to music because it is 'hardwired' in our brains and bodies," Barbara Else, senior advisor of policy and research at the American Music Therapy Association told Medical News Today. "The elements of music - rhythm, melody, etc. - are echoed in our physiology, functioning and being."
Given the deep connection we have with music, it is perhaps unsurprising that numerous studies have shown it can benefit our mental health. A 2011 study by researchers from McGill University in Canada found that listening to music increases the amount of dopamine produced in the brain - a mood-enhancing chemical, making it a feasible treatment for depression.
And earlier this year, MNT reported on a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry that suggested listening to hip-hop music - particularly that from Kendrick Lamar - may help individuals to understand mental health disorders.
But increasingly, researchers are finding that the health benefits of music may go beyond mental health, and as a result, some health experts are calling for music therapy to be more widely incorporated into health care settings.
In this Spotlight, we take a closer look at some of the potential health benefits of music and look at whether, for some conditions, music could be used to improve - or even replace - current treatment strategies.

Reducing pain and anxiety

Bob Marley once sang: "One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain." According to some studies, this statement may ring true.
Earlier this year, MNT reported on a study led by Brunel University in the UK that suggested music may reduce pain and anxiety for patients who have undergone surgery.
By analyzing 72 randomized controlled trials involving more than 7,000 patients who received surgery, researchers found those who were played music after their procedure reported feeling less pain and anxiety than those who did not listen to music, and they were also less likely to need pain medication.
This effect was even stronger for patients who got to choose the music they listened to. Talking to MNT, study leader Dr. Catharine Meads said:
"If music was a drug, it would be marketable. [...] Music is a noninvasive, safe, cheap intervention that should be available to everyone undergoing surgery."
This study is just one of many hailing music for its effects against pain. In March 2014, researchers from Denmark found music may be beneficial for patients with fibromyalgia - a disorder that causes muscle and joint pain and fatigue.
Listening to calm, relaxing, self-chosen music "reduced pain and increased functional mobility significantly" among 22 patients with fibromyalgia, according to the investigators.
But why does music appear to ease pain? While the exact mechanisms remain unclear, many researchers believe one reason is because listening to music triggers the release of opioids in the brain, the body's natural pain relievers.
Dr. Daniel Levitin, of McGill University in Canada, and colleagues talk about this theory in a 2013 review, citing research that found people experienced less pleasure from listening to their favorite song when given Naltrexone - a drug that blocks opioid signals - suggesting music induces the release of opioids to ease pain.

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*RECOMMENDED WAYS TO BEAT YOUR WIFE:*





*RECOMMENDED WAYS TO BEAT YOUR 

WIFE:*

  I don't use belt, I don't use abusive words, I don't use sex starvation to beat her, I don't use blow, I don't use kick. I am a king & married to a queen. Such don't happen in a palace like ours. This is the way I 'beat' my wife and I am recommending it for all men. The reason why my Queen  can't leave me is because she is enjoying the beating. 
This is the way I beat her. I beat her by:

B - BEAUTIFYING HER,
E - ENCOURAGING HER,
A - ASSISTING HER, and
T - TREATING HER AS A QUEEN.

No woman can die in your hands no matter how many times you beat her in a day as long as you do it the way I do it to my Queen. I know this is the way women will love their husbands to BEAT them. There can't be divorce or separation if we BEAT our wives like this. When you use belt, wire, blow, knife, slap, or any domestic violent means on your wife, you are worthy to be awarded a duplex at Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital or you can go there yourself and tell them to detain you there until you are okay. For all excellent husbands, follow that syllabus I gave you on how I beat my own Queen daily & go and do likewise.
The joy of your family is my priority.

*WISDOM FOR WIVES!*
 As a wife, your BEAUTY attracts your husband, but your WISDOM will continue to keep him! Your ELEGANCE catches his ATTENTION, but your INTELLIGENCE convinces him! NAGGING irritates your husband, but your "CONSTRUCTIVE SILENCE" weakens him! Remember that the "boyish" character in your husband comes out occasionally, but your ability to always handle it, is a sign that you are a MATURED WIFE! Every man has "Secret Struggles and Pains" including your husband. If you should ever find them out from him, please exhibit the greatest maturity by asking the Originator of your marriage (GOD), to help you with USEFUL IDEAS, that you will suggest to him (your husband)! In the long run, your KIND WORDS matter to your husband than your "LOOKS"! So, always invest the RIGHT WORDS! Earn your husband's respect and he will consider you as the yardstick for all his actions! Learn to mould your husband's moods, and he will naturally give you his "FUTURE" as he recalls your maturity in handling past issues! Note that WOMEN are everywhere, but REAL WIVES are scarce. Let the QUEEN in you come alive, and your husband will always hold you in a very HIGH ESTEEM!


THE POWER OF TELLING IT TO JESUS



Ever wished for a pal that  you can invariably confide in, and who never does not impart peace and strength for you in order to face the problems of life? There’s one friend who does—and He’s the one and only our amazing Lord Jesus!

While the words of the beloved hymn go:

What a friend we have in Jesus
All our sins and griefs to bear
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer.

Would you notice how the hymn’s writer calls praying a privilege? That’s because Jesus is a buddy that  you might  have heart-to-heart talks with. And you also don’t have to speak in perfect sentences or follow some religious formula.

Whilst the psalmist David once wrote so beautifully, “Hear me when  I pray, O LORD....My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk to me.’ And my heart responds, “LORD, I am coming” (Ps. 27:7פ NLT).

I’ve personally experienced some great benefits  of having such heart-to-heart talks utilizing  the Lord, especially back at  my evening walks with Him. I can’t explain it but He always adds something in my opinion through our conversations. I find myself more at peace, more alert to His superabounding supply for several of life’s demands, or which  He has imparted strength if you ask me.

I really believe the exact  same is merely looking forward to you. While  you pour out your heart to Jesus, He won’t allow you to leave exactly the same  way you came. He’ll offer you His strength, infuse you together with peace (see Ps. 29:11 NLT), and a whole lot.

WHY YOU CAN EASILY TELL IT TO JESUS You are thinking, But I’ve sinned and failed a great deal. How to stand within  the Lord’s presence, significantly  less call Him my buddy?

Yes, it is correct  that sin once separated us from God. But He loved us a great deal that He sent His only Son to die from  the cross for many our sins. And Jesus rose again in  the third day, proving that we’re now completely forgiven and reconciled to God (see Rom. 4:25, 2 Cor. 5:19).
That’s why He won't ever make  you nor forsake you today. In reality, He’s letting you know, “Let me visit  your face; i'd like to hear your voice. For the voice is pleasant, along with  your face is lovely” (Song of Sol. 2:14 NLT).

TELLING IT TO HIM IS FAITH
Another concern I often hear is, But Pastor Prince, based on Mark 11:23, I’m not praying in faith if I simply tell Jesus about my problems! My pal, though  there is unquestionably a spot for Mark 11:23 prayers, don’t most of  us have days whenever  we are incredibly discouraged we just don't have any strength to talk with the mountains within  our lives? God understands in which  He calls it faith whenever  we simply started to Him once  we are, within  our discouragement and distress, seeking His comfort, strength, and grace.
Because the psalmist David wrote, “I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble” (Ps. 142:2). These words were likely written when David was hiding in a cave from Saul, discouraged and fearful. But  the psalm, David tells God, “You are great to me” (Ps. 142:7 NLT).
So like David, do you want to pour out your heart ahead of  the Lord, and invite Him to restore your soul and bring deliverance to your circumstances?

HE’S SIGNIFICANTLY MORE  THAN A LISTENING EAR
Indeed, you can find very tangible great things about telling it to Jesus. He not just loves both you  and is the listening ear, but He has also the ability to offer success in most things (see 3 John 1:2). And you will make sure he understands about something  that’s eating you, whether it is, “Lord, I’m focused on these symptoms in my own body.” Or, “Lord, my marriage is wearing  down. I don’t understand  what to accomplish.” And even, “I’m just so tired and discouraged, Lord. I don’t feel just like reading the Bible or conversing with You!” Nothing catches Jesus by surprise. In reality, the greater amount of honest you might be with Him, the greater amount of you’ll sense His comforting nearness and strength, and experience His saving power when you look at  the days in the future. Therefore  I shan’t help keep  you anymore, my buddy. Go enjoy some alone time with Jesus and tell him what’s on your own heart. Then, “What a pal we now have in Jesus” won’t you should  be lyrics in a hymn, but can be your glorious, life-transforming reality.

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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO


“God, I don’t know very well  what to accomplish about my marriage anymore.”

“I’ve no idea how we’re going to settle this loan.”

“God, I didn’t see this retrenchment coming after  all. What do ?!”

Have you ever had these conversations aided by  the Lord? The good news  is, God hears you  and He wants  to explain to  you what to do in almost every crisis.

He does it through His Holy Spirit who lives in us. The Holy Spirit is our Helper who teaches us all things and guides us into all truth (see John 14:26; John 16:7, 13).

“All things” encompasses not just your spiritual walk, but additionally every practical part  of your life—your relationships, career, finances, and so forth. The Lord guides you as you just arrive at Him and communicate with Him. Yes! Did you know He invites you to talk with Him? (see Ps. 27:8 NLT).

Plus, God has promised to instruct both you  and educate you on in the way you ought to go; to counsel you with His loving eye for  you (see Ps. 32:8 NIV). So  the next time you don’t know very well  what to do, keep in touch with Him. So that as He has promised inside the Word, He will give you practical wisdom for the problem, or cause what you ought to supernaturally come to you!

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YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH. AND THAT’S OKAY.


Self-doubt. Inadequacy. Not-enoughness. Sound familiar?

Whether you’re 17 or 70, this appears to be a universal area of the human condition that never seems  to disappear completely.

Even one  of Israel’s greatest leaders, Moses, suffered from it.

When God told Moses to inform the Israelites that He’d deliver them from their cruel Egyptian slave masters, have a look  at how he responded:

“They won’t trust me. They won’t listen  to a word I say. They’re planning  to say, ‘God? Appear to him? Hardly!’” (Exodus 4:1 MSG)
“O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I do not  have been, and I’m not now…. I have tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.” (Exodus 4:10 NLT)

Moses thought himself a clumsy speaker, and doubted that the Israelites—much less their enemy king Pharaoh—would listen  to him. Even his older brother Aaron had to  be his spokesperson for some time.

As well as  on one occasion, when negotiations with Pharaoh didn’t go very  well, Moses got frustrated and blamed God: “Why have you brought all of this trouble all on your own people, Lord? Why do  you send me? From the time I came to Pharaoh as the spokesman, he has got been even  more brutal to your people. And you have done absolutely nothing  to rescue them!” (Exodus 5:22 NLT) (Do his complaints sound familiar to your very own?)
Yet still. 

But still. That didn’t stop the Lord from using Moses mightily in eventually delivering the Israelites. If  you read his story in Exodus, you’ll observe  how he continued to boldly tell Pharaoh multiple times, “Let my people go!”, and negotiated with the king through the entire ten plagues that  the father sent upon Egypt.

Impressive for somebody  who called himself a stutterer and stammerer, eh. And eventually, upon the Lord’s direction, Moses picked up his staff, raised his hand on  the Red Sea, and God parted it to allow the Israelites to pass through on dry land, and escape Pharaoh’s pursuing chariots. You have to have a look at this mind-blowing story in Exodus 14.
Despite the fact that Pharaoh’s armies still chased them to  the sea,  the father told Moses to improve his hand over  the sea again if  the Israelites had reached one  other side safely. 

The seawaters then rushed back together and drowned Pharaoh’s entire army. (Exodus 14:26) All this work, when Moses was 80 years of age. Does  this story of a flawed man who was simply still mightily utilized  by God encourage you? Even just before Moses split the Red Sea upon God’s directive, he was still reported to  be crying off  to God because  the Israelites, seeing that Pharaoh’s armies were in hot pursuit, asked him, “Because there have been no graves in Egypt, perhaps you have taken us away to die when you look at  the wilderness?” (Exodus 14:11, 15) From  the first day  the father called him till he breathed his last, Moses was always aware ( as well as  perhaps sheepish or embarrassed) about his weaknesses as a leader. But this was a person of whom the Lord said when  he died at 120, that no prophet has arisen in Israel like him, whom the Lord knew in person. (Deuteronomy 34:10 NASB)
Perhaps development  in our Christian walk is really about that: Growing more aware of y our inadequacy, but additionally knowing  that those feelings of inadequacy cannot stand in the way of God using us to complete great things for Him.

While the Lord told Paul, another great leader within  the Bible—My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected, completed, and shows itself most effectively in your weakness.” (see 2 Corinthians 12:9 AMP)
Knowing you will be weak doesn’t have  to make one  feel discouraged with yourself, but  it can encourage you to definitely uncover  the Lord’s strength and just how  much it is possible to depend  on Him to be adequate where you simply cannot.

You have got a God who loves both you  and really wants  to allow  for you.
Will you allow Him to be much  more than enough for the not-enoughs today?

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THE UNLIKELY CURE FOR LONELINESS


“Loneliness has an antidote and you’ll never guess what it  is,” relationship coach and author Kira Asatryan informs us that the pain of loneliness comes  from deficiencies in closeness within  our relationships. And what’s closeness? First, being seen for the true you, and second, still being deeply taken care of.
Asatryan concludes by saying that this closeness could  be deliberately made up of anyone  who, like  you, also would like  to feel it.

TECHNOLOGY—TODAY’S BAND-AID FOR LONELINESS
Sadly, the want  to feel such closeness does not necessarily lead to knowing  how to cultivate it, or getting  the patience to, seeing how technology has given us quick-fix substitutes for human connection. A survey conducted in britain couple of years ago revealed a heartbreaking statistic: 3.9 million people said that the tv was their main company.
Technology has also made us feel so self-sufficient. Don’t know something? Google it. Like  to watch a film? Now, you can do it right in your own bedroom, in your laptop. There’s no  to a cinema. Music, previously enjoyed communally, can now be a “personal headphones experience”, since  this article points out.
However, the truth  is  that technology can give us everything but human relationships. In reality, studies have shown that much cruelty and harshness online stems from the testiness one feels because of isolation and depression.
YOU’VE GOT A 24/7 FRIEND We  have great  news, though: You’re not really alone, even if you might think you may be. ( This might  be just starting  to sound creepy, but do stick around—I promise it’s worth every penny). Understand  how children have imaginary friends whom only they could see? Perchance  you had one too. My buddy, I’m here to share with you  have a low profile best  friend today—only that He’s very real, and  He won't ever make  you nor forsake you (see Heb. 13:5).
His name is Jesus. Think Baymax in Big Hero 6, just infinitely more powerful—for He holds all things in this universe together. On top of that, He knows everything about you, but also loves you a lot more  than some other.
As author Timothy Keller once wrote:
“To be loved   not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and never loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, nearly the same as being loved by God. It really is what  we need significantly more  than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for just about any difficulty life can throw at us.”
Let us prove this to you personally with a tale.

GOD KNOWS YOU BEST, AND LOVES YOU MOST
Once, there is a lady that has had five husbands, and who was coping  with a man whom she wasn’t wedded to. Conscious she was shunned by society, she made a decision to draw water through  the well when you look at  the scorching noonday heat—to escape the disapproval and gossip for the other women, that would typically can be found  in the cool of this morning. (You can read her story in John 4:1㫂). Do you know  what, though? Jesus deliberately went  to meet her personally. He knew all about her—every secret, every mistake, every pain. Yet He still loved her deeply, and cared enough  to make sure she knew it.
The Bible records His words to her in John 4:17—“You have well said, ‘I haven't any husband,’ for you personally have experienced five husbands, and also the one whom you now have is not your husband; for the reason  that you spoke truly.”
He wasn’t repelled by her. Not just one bit.
And here’s some trivia: in the event that  you look up  the Greek word for “well” (the verse was originally written  in Greek), you’ll note  that it’s your message kalos, that may also mean “beautifully,” “excellently,” or “commendably.”
Set aside a second to let that sink in. Can you envisage anyone taking such care to affirm a woman’s honest confession of deeds which reeked of shame?
In one sentence, God showed her what closeness appeared as if. He knew exactly  about her, but  still cared deeply on her, thereby banishing all loneliness from her heart. You are wondering what happened next. She went back once again to the city of men and women she had feared before, sought them out and thought  to them: “Come, see a person who told me all things  that I ever did. Could this end up being the Christ?” (John 4:29). As a result, many individuals for the reason  that city came to trust in Jesus.

GET PERSONAL WITH JESUS
Because He could be the  same yesterday, today, and forever, the cure for your lonely heart today is still to own your own encounter with Him, like that woman did. To understand, beyond a shadow of every doubt, that Jesus knows everything about you but still loves you where you’re at.
Jesus is with in  the stories associated with Bible, for the reason  that worship song, in that audio sermon, and in addition when you look at  the seeming bleakness of your situation. If there is anybody  who desires closeness with  you, it is Him—He bled and died for you from  the cross simply  to be to  you (check out Col 1:20).
And having experienced closeness with Jesus, you, just like  the woman can then lead somebody else to savor exactly the  same, and set in motion the ripple effect of the unlikely cure for  this condition of y our generation.

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HOW JESUS TAKES YOU FROM CRUSHED TO CRUSHIN’ IT

Have you ever felt as if  you’ve just made the biggest mistake you will ever have, and absolutely nothing you will do causes it to be right?
Jesus’ disciple Peter might’ve felt like that as  he denied knowing his beloved Lord not once, nor twice, but three times—and with cursing and swearing. After spending three years with Jesus, seeing Him heal many sick people (including his family), as well as walking on water with Him, this must’ve been crushing for the fisherman who’d claimed, that very same day, “Lord, I am all set to go to  You, both to prison and also  to death.” (Luke 22:33 NKJV)
I’m sure the bitter irony wasn’t lost on Peter: in the bid for self-preservation, he denied the One he had sworn his loyalty to.
Worst of all, Jesus was present to know Peter’s stinging words of denial in  the courtyard (one Bible version even records Peter saying, “A curse on me if I’m lying—I don’t understand  the man!” (Matt 26:74 NLT)). As Jesus turned  to have a look  at him, I can’t imagine the overwhelming guilt that must’ve shot through Peter’s heart at the time.
However  the real question  is: How did Jesus have a look  at Peter?
I don’t believe it had been an accusatory glare, a disappointed frown and sometimes even an “I-told-you-so” look ( even though  the Lord had actually predicted Peter’s denials beforehand (see Luke 22:34)). Because later, even with being senselessly ridiculed because of  the Jews, wounded beyond recognition by  the Roman soldiers’ whips, and achieving nails driven through His hands and feet on  the cross, Jesus could still say, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what  they do.”
Instead, Jesus looked at Peter with forgiveness. Tenderness. With eyes that said, “Hey Peter, you may possibly have failed, but remember that I’ve prayed for you personally that your particular confidence in Me (not yourself!) will likely not fail.” (see Luke 22:32, AMP)
And Jesus spared no lengths in pursuing Peter together with love. After He’d risen from the dead, He told His disciples—and Peter—through an angel about His whereabouts, making special mention of Peter. In reality, Jesus probably had a private meeting with him, the important points of which we aren’t privy to (Luke 24:34). For the reason  that encounter, I believe  the father restored Peter from  the guilt that must’ve been gnawing away at him. Besides  that, did you know that the Lord even cared to heal Peter’s painful memories of denying Him? The fateful incident where he denied Jesus occurred by a fire, but Jesus also made a breakfast of fish and bread on a fire when it comes to disciples, after He rose from  the dead (John 21:9). So after that, the smell of fire wouldn’t remind Peter any more of his grave mistake, but of the Lord’s love for him. It was the Lord’s no-holds-barred love for Peter that enabled him to rise up in boldness, preach and acquire three thousand souls saved later on (take a visit in Acts 2).
So…if there’s a mistake inside your life which you can’t get over, know  that the Lord isn’t shaking His head in disappointment at you (Rom 8:1). Jesus still loves you, precisely because He bore the judgment for the every failure when  He died on  the cross. Plus  it’s by receiving His unconditional love that may result in, like Peter, to go from  the pits to being  more  than a conqueror in life!

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CHOOSE YOUR WORDS AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE



Which are the words you say can modify the end result of your situations plus  in fact, set the direction of your life?
The Bible informs  us very plainly how our tongues while the words we speak can open the entranceway to good or evil in  our lives. Glance  at what Proverbs 18:21 says: "Death and life have been  in  the tongue, and people who think it’s great will eat its fruit."

AS A BELIEVER, EVERY WORD YOU UTTER HAS TREMENDOUS POWER. Along with  your tongue, you are able to decide  to build or destroy dreams, heal or break the spirit, bring happiness or despair, bless or curse. We come across this principle doing his thing in so many instances when you look at  the Bible.
Before they received their miracle child, God changed the names of a childless couple, Abram and Sarai, to Abraham (meaning “father of many nations”) and Sarah (meaning “princess”) right  before He told Abraham that from their website would come a multitude  of nations (see Gen. 17:5, 16㪩). But how could this happen when Sarah was barren? It  happened with this particular change of name.
After that, Father of many was how Abraham introduced himself, and Sarah will  say exactly the  same each  time she called out  to Abraham and spoke about him. Likewise, Abraham would call out “Princess!” every  time he called her name.
And somewhere on the way, Sarah experienced renewal of youth, her barren womb was resurrected with divine life, and  this couple—one one  hundred years old as well as the other, 90 and barren from her youth—conceived the miracle child God had promised them.
What a powerful demonstration regarding the power of words in only the talking about a name!
That’s not totally all. When you look at  the Gospels, Jesus Himself showed us how it  is through our words that individuals may  bring the power  of God into our situations of sickness, adversity, and also death:
He cursed the fig tree; it withered.
He spoke towards the wind and waves; these people  were stilled.
He spoke to sicknesses, and  were healed.
He spoke life, and individuals were raised from  the dead. The things  I would like  you to see is this: The power to alter your circumstances lies in the mouth area! It is possible to speak life to see life even when you appear  to see death, specially  when you recognize 3 exciting truths about your words:

1. YOUR WORDS SPOKEN IN LINE  WITH GOD’S PROMISES HAVE LIFE-CHANGING POWER
Words spoken in accordance  with God’s promises have enormous power. When  you speak God’s Word in faith over your negative circumstances, you’ll find His mountain-moving power enter  into those situations. Speak His promises and you’ll release His divine healing, life, and victory where there’s been sickness, brokenness, or lack (see Mark 11:23).
This is the reason, if you would like see a positive difference between the way  you live, it is important to fall into line your words with all  the promises of God’s Word rather than speak predicated on what  you see or feel about your negative circumstances. As  you speak His Word, you’ll also believe it is dispelling your fears and imparting faith and peace to your heart. Faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word—faith (in place of despair and fear) is imparted as the ears hear and hear God’s Word taken from your mouth!

2. YOUR WORDS WILL OPEN WIDE THE TREASURY OF HEAVEN
Because Jesus has accomplished all you need in  the cross, God is constantly supplying grace, health, protection, deliverance, and anything  you need in life for you.
So what are you believing for today? A healthy  body? A financial breakthrough? A restored marriage? A child? A fresh job?
Whatever it  is, I really want  you to know that the provision is already there. Everything you need  to do now is to believe all  that He has got accomplished for you and learn  to speak in alignment with God’s promises. Your words will open wide the treasury of heaven and set in place the procedure for your provision to attain you.

3. YOU HAVE A DOUBLE PERCENTAGE  OF SPEAKING POWER
Here’s an important revelation I want  you to get a hold of:
As a new covenant believer in Christ, you might be a king-priest, this means
you have got a double part  of speaking power.
The Bible tells  us in Christ, you are section  of His royal priesthood (see 1 Pet. 2:9). It also shows us that the text of those two categories  of people—kings and priests—hold special authority and power. A king’s word is supported  by “great power. There is no-one to resist or question it” (Eccl. 8:4 NLT). And priests, by  the authority of the word, settle “every controversy and each assault” (Deut. 21:5).
Do you need to see great power enter your position irresistibly and alter it? Could be  the enemy assaulting or attacking a location of your life? Relating to God’s Word, you’ll begin to see the battle settled in line  with God’s promises as  you place  the immense power of one's words as a king and a priest to the office. My buddy, you don’t need to  be a victim of your circumstances. You can easily decide  to experience victory even although  you don’t seem  to view  it in your present circumstances by the manner in which  you choose to use your words.
So be bold and start utilizing  your double part  of speaking power. Decide  to fall into line your words with God’s promises for your health, your provision, your relationships—for anything  you need—and see amazing things happen in your lifetime!

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HOW TO WIN EVEN WHEN YOU LOSE


Do you realize that as a believer, you can win even if you lose? What you may’ve lost, you don’t have  to reside  in defeat. I really want  you to know it’s not over—God’s powerful restoration is along the way! Perhaps  you’ve lost something precious. Perhaps you’re living  in regret over years lost to depression, sickness, or a number of failures. Perhaps you’re at a place where your hopes have  been crushed, and you’re saying to yourself, “It’s over in my situation!” If that is you, here’s a powerful truth I want you to receive to your heart: even though the enemy has robbed you of what’s yours, God is willing and in a position  to turn things around  for you. He’s willing and able to restore what’s been taken away from  you.
Despite your losses, you can  expect a bright future when  you aim to  the father for restoration!
“How is  that possible, Pastor Victor? How can God restore what I’ve lost?”
Friend, know beyond a shadow of doubt which  our Lord Jesus has purchased every blessing, including restoration, for you personally in  the cross. No matter  what you've got lost, according to His Word, you are able to believe God to redeem all  that has been stolen from  you:
I will restore to you personally many  years that the swarming locust has eaten… (Joel 2:25).
For I will restore health for your requirements… (Jer. 30:17). Then your LORD your God will restore your fortunes… (Deut. 30:3 NIV). You are going to restore me  to even greater honor… (Ps. 71:21 NLT).
Can you feel as if your wellbeing, your relationships, your peace of mind, or your hopes for future years have  been “eaten up” by the enemy? God cares, and you have His promise that  He will restore even  the years you have lost to addiction, sickness, depression, or financial lack.
So don’t be afraid when there is a place in your  life that is under attack now. You don’t have to  accept defeat or live in despair. You don’t have to be fearful for the  future. Instead, you can say, “Lord, restore to me!”, knowing  that His sacrifice at  the cross has qualified you to definitely receive and luxuriate in His incomparable restoration.

HIS MUCH-MORE RESTORATION IS IN ROUTE
Even if  you’ve made some poor decisions, don’t feel condemned and give up  hope. God not just cares that you've  been robbed, he's got the ability to restore to you alot  more than what  you’ve lost.
Just glance  at what Isaiah 61:7 declares:
Instead of your shame you shall have double honor,
And as opposed to confusion they shall rejoice within  their portion.
Therefore within  their land they shall possess double;
Everlasting joy shall be theirs.
Does not this word just bring a great deal comfort and desire  to your heart? Whenever  you place  your trust in Him, not only can there be no area that you know beyond restoration, you could trust Him to provide to you personally a restoration more  than that which  you have forfeit. Due to His restoration, you are able to come out of your trial a gainer!

RUN AIDED BY  THE REVELATION OF JESUS’ SURE RESTORATION  just about every section  of your lifetime: May the Lord restore you with robust health, extraordinary favor, exceptional wisdom, and abundant provision. May our God of much-more restore to you all of  the years the locusts have eaten. That will you be proclaiming when you look at  the days to come, “The Lord has turned my losses around, restored me with a lot  more, and made me a gainer!”

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TRUE GRACE VS COUNTERFEIT GRACE

Grace is certainly not a teaching or a Bible school subject. Grace is an individual, the stunning Person of your Lord Jesus Christ.
And because an encounter with Him is really glorious, so liberating, and thus powerful in changing precious lives, the enemy has thrown up a lot of controversies and misconceptions all over gospel of grace. It has caused many to be scared of grace and kept them far from exactly  what they have to draw near to God and lead a victorious, God-glorifying life.
Yet, grace isn't the dangerous doctrine—promoting the license to sin—that many have claimed that it is. Which is my prayer that this short  article will unveil for your requirements what true grace is, and just  how the individual of Jesus along with his grace could be  the power of God unto your salvation atlanta divorce attorneys section  of life.

WATCH OUT FOR THE RISKS OF COUNTERFEIT GRACE
We reside  in exciting times. Our Lord Jesus is really restoring the gospel of grace that has been first directed at Apostle Paul. Throughout the last decade, We have had the truly amazing privilege of reading a consistent blast of praise reports and testimonies provided for our ministry office from precious people set clear  of a myriad  of addictions, including smoking, drugs, alcohol, and particularly pornography.
Beyond being unshackled through the heavy yoke of guilt and condemnation, real lives, real marriages, and real families are now  being transformed and this type of person living when it comes to glory of Jesus through the effectiveness of His amazing grace. Grace is certainly not a movement, teaching, or susceptible to be studied. It's all about an individual. His name is Jesus. What one believes about our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and what he's  got done in  the cross, makes a big difference.

REIGNING OVER SIN THROUGH GRACE To comprehend the grace of God, it is crucial we comprehend the distinction between the old covenant of law plus the new covenant of grace. John 1:17 informs us, “For what the law states was handed through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” What the law states was presented with through a servant; grace and truth came through the Son. The law talks about what man should really be; grace reveals who God is. The letter kills, nevertheless  the Spirit gives life (see 2 Cor. 3:6). Underneath  the law, God demands righteousness from sinfully bankrupt man. But under grace, God provides righteousness as a present. All who have confidence in Jesus and acknowledge Him because their Lord and Savior are underneath  the new covenant of grace.
Yet, many believers today continue to be surviving  in confusion. They get law and grace all mixed up by holding for some facets  of what the law states plus some facets  of grace within  their Christian walk. As a result, they continue in defeat, as opposed to reign within  the power of sin through the abundance of grace in addition to gift of righteousness.
Romans 5:17 tells us clearly that “those who receive abundance of grace as well as the gift of righteousness will reign in life.” Whenever we reign in life, we reign over sin, addictions, and all sorts of  evil.
Thankfully, our Lord Jesus is restoring the purity associated with the gospel of grace today and several have found freedom from long-term addictions along with  other bondages. They share with great joy the way the Lord has supernaturally delivered them from decades of drug abuse and sexual addictions, frequent panic disorder, and also long-term clinical depression. Others write in, full of thanksgiving, because He has  got restored their marriages and their relationships making use of their estranged children, and healed their health when doctors had given them no hope. One common denominator took these precious individuals  from defeat to victory, from breakdowns to breakthroughs: all of  them had an encounter with your Lord Jesus and caught the truth of His amazing grace.

DISTORTIONS TOWARDS THE RESTORATION OF GOD’S TRUTH
Nonetheless, it's important we understand  that as with every restoration of God’s truths in church history, you can  find distortions right now to the restoration associated with truth of grace. There are numerous controversies, inaccuracies, and counterfeits to your genuine work of grace that God is doing inside  the church as well as  in people’s lives. Additionally, it is unfortunate that a little number misrepresent the truth of God’s amazing grace, using “grace” as a justification for living a licentious lifestyle this is certainly in clear violation of God’s Word. It is crucial that individuals try not to draw our conclusions about God’s grace in line with  the few who abuse it, but study God’s Word for ourselves to comprehend what the initial, unadulterated gospel of grace truly is.
Our responsibility as ministers entrusted using  the gospel just isn't to cool off through the truth of God’s grace, but to heed the advice that Apostle Paul gave to Timothy. He instructed his young protégé to “be strong into  the grace this is certainly in Christ Jesus” also  to “study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth to not  ever be ashamed, rightly dividing the term of truth” (2 Tim. 2:1, 2 Tim. 2:15 KJV).
This is exactly why, I wish to address in this specific article a few of  the key inaccurate and counterfeit grace teachings which have grown prevalent and led some astray. These counterfeit and pseudo grace teachings have also switched off some pastors and ministers towards the gospel of grace. This is certainly most unfortunate and my prayer is the fact that pastors and church leaders all over the world will get for themselves an exact revelation and comprehension  of the good thing this is certainly changing lives and drawing precious people into a romantic relationship with your Savior. I pray that as God-appointed shepherds over our flocks, we try not to make judgments centered on incomplete sound bites and hearsay, but will thoroughly examine what each grace preacher is obviously teaching and carefully check it against Scripture.

IS GRACE A LICENSE TO SIN?
Due to the abuses and inaccurate representations regarding the teaching of true grace, We have heard many warning others, “Watch out for the dangerous grace teaching, it provides people a license to sin.”
In the event that you hear of any “grace” teaching that tells you it's all right to sin, to call home without having any regard when it comes to Lord, and therefore there aren't  any consequences to sin, my advice for your requirements is always  to flee from that teaching. You've  got just been exposed to counterfeit grace. Genuine grace teaches that believers in Christ are known as to call home holy, blameless, and above reproach. It teaches that sin always produces destructive consequences and therefore it really is only through the effectiveness of the gospel of Jesus Christ that one may be set clear  of the dominion of sin. Study Titus 2:11㪧:
When it comes to grace of God that brings salvation has did actually all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we have to live soberly, righteously, and godly in our age, trying to find the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for people, which he might redeem us out of  every lawless deed and purify for Himself his very  own special people, zealous once and for all works. Speak these specific  things, exhort, and rebuke along with authority. Let no one despise you.
The phrase of God states in no uncertain terms that the grace of God teaches us to deny ungodliness and live godly lives. Therefore, be cautious about counterfeit grace teachings that contradict Scripture. So just  how do we all know if someone is actually living underneath  the grace of God?
We have a look  at their lives.
If someone is leaving his wife for his secretary and lets you know he could be under “grace,” tell this person who he could be not under grace but under deception! Pass by the authority of God’s Word, not what this man says. Romans 6:14 states, “For sin shall n't have dominion over you, for you personally are not under law but under grace.” If this person were truly living under grace, he wouldn't be dominated by such a sin. With no one located  in sin can legitimately use grace as a reason to sin, since it is antithetical to God’s holy Scriptures.
Genuine grace just isn't a license to sin; it's  the capacity to live over the dominion of sin. Genuine grace does not compromise God’s holy standards and condone sin; it will be  the answer that offers people capacity to live glorious lives zealous for good works.
There may continually  be only a few individuals who  are abusing grace, stirring controversy with counterfeit grace teachings, and surviving  in ways that don't glorify  the father. Exactly what should our response be? Should we shy away from preaching and teaching the actual grace of God due to the controversies and abuses? Definitely  not. I exhort you today, with all the words of Titus, to “Speak these specific  things, exhort, and rebuke along with authority. Let no one despise you.”
Or in other words, don’t back far from preaching the grace of God. In reality, you should be doubling down on our preaching associated with genuine gospel that teaches all to “[deny] ungodliness and worldly lust” also  to “live soberly, righteously, and godly in our age.” The greater amount of genuine grace is preached, the greater amount of counterfeit grace teachings is going to  be stamped out.
People might  use the phrase grace freely, calling themselves “grace preachers” with “grace ministries” or “grace churches.” But we must be discerning. Simply because they normally use the term grace doesn’t mean they have been accurately or truly representing the gospel of grace. Test everything! Make certain that their position against sin is obvious, as sin is destructive and brings along with it a complete host of damaging consequences.

TRUE GRACE DOESN’T DISREGARD MORALS OF TEN COMMANDMENTS There has been many inaccurate explanations in regards to  the Ten Commandments in counterfeit grace teachings. Be clear that true grace teaches that the Ten Commandments are holy, just, and good. True grace teaching upholds the moral excellencies, values, and virtues espoused because of the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments are incredibly perfect with its standard and so unbending with its holy requirements that Galatians 3:11 states that no man may  be justified by what the law states when you look at  the sight of God. Justification before God can simply come across faith in Christ.
The Ten Commandments are glorious. The issue has not been the Ten Commandments or God’s perfect law. The issue has become imperfect man’s capacity to keep God’s perfect law. In line with  the regards to the Mosaic covenant, in the event that you kept God’s law, you had been blessed. However  if you didn’t, you had been cursed and condemned with a death sentence hanging over your face.
The truth is beneath  the old covenant, no man will  keep what the law states perfectly. This is the reason right  after what the law states was handed, God made a provision of animal sacrifices to ensure man’s curse, condemnation, and death sentence might  be utilized  in the sacrificial bull or lamb. This is certainly an image of Jesus during  the cross! When John the Baptist saw  the father Jesus from  the banks associated with the Jordan River, he said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin associated with the world” (John 1:29). So even yet in what the law states we note  that man’s only aspire  to be right with God for good is Christ. True grace teaching esteems the moral excellencies associated with law, nonetheless  it may also make clear to us that no man could  be justified by continuing to keep the Ten Commandments in order for we come across our importance of Christ.

TRUE GRACE MAKES YOU MORE THAN MATCH THE LAW When you look at  the 1,500 years that God’s people lived underneath  the law, not an individual man (aside from our Lord Jesus) could obey the Ten Commandments perfectly and be justified. Listen carefully as to the I am planning  to say. Under grace, whenever  we feel  the passion for our Lord Jesus, we are going to wind up fulfilling what the law states! Under true grace, we are going to turn out to be holy. Grace produces true holiness! As Apostle Paul boldly proclaimed, “Love does no problems for a neighbor; therefore love could be  the fulfillment associated with law” (Rom. 13:10). As soon as  the passion for Jesus is within us, we can’t help but match the law. When our hearts are full of God’s grace and loving-kindness, we lose the need  to commit adultery, murder, bear false witness, or covet.
We're going to have the ability to love our neighbors as ourselves. Where performs this power originate  from? From our being firmly rooted and created in the grace of God. We possess the capacity to love, because He first loved us (see 1 John 4:19)!
The truth is when God’s individuals  are under grace, not just do they match the letter of this law, nevertheless  they also exceed it or go the additional mile. What the law states commands us never to commit adultery, and you will  find those  who can fulfill simply the letter associated with the law rather than commit adultery outwardly. However, inwardly, they usually  have no love with regards to their spouses. Grace changes all of that. Grace does not just cope with the top; it goes deeper and teaches a person to love his wife as Christ loved the church.
Just as, what the law states can command us never to covet, however  it doesn't have capability  to make us cheerful givers. Again, God’s grace goes beyond the superficial to inwardly transform our covetous hearts into hearts which are loving, compassionate, and generous. Recall the story of Zacchaeus in Luke chapter 19? Not an individual commandment was presented with. Yet, once  the love and grace of your Lord Jesus touched his heart, the once-covetous and corrupt tax collector desired  to give 50 %  of his wealth into the poor and repay fourfold every person he previously stolen from. The passion for money died once  the passion for Jesus came.
In comparison, the rich young ruler in Luke chapter 18 stumbled on our Lord Jesus boasting that he had kept most of  the commandments. This young man was probably expecting Jesus to compliment him on his law keeping, and was feeling really confident of himself. But notice what Jesus thought  to him. In place of complimenting him, He said, “One thing you still lack” (see Luke 18:22). The truth is, each and every time we boast inside  our capability  to be justified by what the law states, our Lord will point out a location we lack in. He told the young man to offer all of that he previously, give it towards the poor, and follow Him. Jesus was giving him the first commandment, “You shall do not have other gods before Me,” (not really money) and appearance at what happened. The young ruler walked away sorrowful. He had been not really in a position to hand out one dollar! In my opinion the Holy Spirit placed those two stories hand and hand in Luke 18 and 19 to demonstrate us what boasting when you look at  the law produces and what the effectiveness of the Lord’s unconditional grace produces in people’s lives.

GROW FROM GLORY TO GLORY MINUS THE VEIL
God’s grace just isn't against God’s perfect and glorious law associated with Ten Commandments. In reality, Apostle Paul says, “For I take pleasure in what the law states of God based on  the inward man” (Rom. 7:22). However, he continues on to state, “But I see another law within my members, warring up against  the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity towards the law of sin that is during  my members” (Rom. 7:23). Are you able to see? What the law states of God is holy, just, and good, however  it doesn't have capacity to turn you into holy, just, and good. Hear what Paul says in Romans 7:
Well then, am I suggesting that what the law states of God is sinful? Needless to say not! In reality, it absolutely was what the law states that showed me my sin. I might do not  have known that coveting is wrong in the event that law had not said, “You should never covet.” But sin used this command to arouse all sorts  of covetous desires within me! If there have been no law, sin will never have that power….the law itself is holy, and its particular command are holy and right and good….Sin used the thing that  was good to result in my condemnation to death….So the problem just isn't using  the law, for this is spiritual and good. The difficulty is by using me, for i will be all too human, a slave to sin.”
—Romans 7:7פ, 12㪦 NLT
We study on Paul that after we combine God’s perfect law aided by  the flesh (the sin principle), the end result just isn't holiness. It really is, as Paul described, a life this is certainly dominated by sin, condemnation, and death. In man’s flesh dwells no positive thing and also as long as our company is in this mortal body, the sin principle within  our flesh will still be stirred. But praise be to the Lord Jesus Christ, this does not need certainly to end up in misery and hopelessness. As a result of what Jesus has accomplished from  the cross, we could have the veil associated with the law removed, to ensure that we are able to behold Jesus face-to-face and get gloriously transformed:
Therefore if the old way, which was replaced, was glorious, just how  much more glorious may be the new, which remains forever!...But the people’s minds were hardened, also  to this day whenever the old covenant will be read, the exact  same veil covers their minds so they really cannot comprehend the truth. And also this veil may  be removed only by believing in Christ….So every one  of us who may have had that veil removed can easily  see and reflect the glory associated with Lord. While the Lord—who may be  the Spirit—makes us increasingly more like him even as  we are turned into his glorious image.
ר Corinthians 3:11, 14, 18 NLT
It really is clear from God’s Word that what the law states stirs up our sinful nature, whereas grace produces true holiness. Holiness is about getting increasingly like Jesus, and it also comes about if  the veil regarding the law is taken away. If  the veil is taken away, we come across our beautiful Savior face-to-face, along with his glorious grace transforms us from glory to glory. The glorious gospel of grace always produces glorious lives. Once  we behold Jesus, we shall grow from glory to glory and shine as a testament for the Lord’s goodness and moral excellencies.

GRACE DOES NOT ALWAYS  MEAN AUTOMATIC SALVATION FOR MANY
When our Lord Jesus died at Calvary, He took most  of humanity’s sins with one sacrifice of Himself in  the cross. He took the judgment, punishment, and condemnation for almost any sin upon Himself. That’s the worthiness of this one Man, Jesus. He could be an overpayment for several our sins.
Now, performs this mean everybody is automatically forgiven and saved?
Needless to say not! While everyone’s sin was taken care of at Calvary, every individual needs to produce your own decision to get forgiveness of most his sins by receiving Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior. Any so-called “grace” teaching that teaches otherwise is counterfeit grace teaching. There is absolutely no other method  to be saved except through Jesus along with his shed blood. Have a look  at what God’s Word says:
In the event that you confess along with  your mouth  the father Jesus and rely on your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you're going to be saved. For using  the heart one believes unto righteousness, along with the mouth confession is created unto salvation. When it comes to Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will never  be put to shame.” For there's no distinction between Jew and Greek, for similar Lord over all is rich to all the who call upon Him. For “whoever calls regarding  the name associated with the LORD will probably be saved.”
—Romans 10:9
There's absolutely no ambivalence in Scripture on how an individual becomes a born-again believer in Christ. To be saved, you need to confess along with  your mouth that Jesus will be your Lord and rely on your heart that God raised Him through the dead.
Therefore, if any “grace” teacher informs you that you don’t want  to receive Jesus as the Lord and Savior to be saved since there are “other ways,” she or he is being scripturally inaccurate.
Jesus could be  the best way. There's absolutely no salvation without Jesus. There isn't any forgiveness without having the cleansing blood of Jesus. There's absolutely no assurance that most our sins have now  been forgiven with no resurrection of Jesus. Salvation can be found  in Jesus and Jesus alone!
I will be also conscious that you can  find counterfeit grace preachers who teach that everybody, even Satan and his fallen angels, will 1 day within  the ages in the future be saved. Due to this belief, additionally they teach that hell is not a proper host to everlasting punishment. These folks take a serious position on God’s like  to the exclusion of His righteousness and judgment, refusing to think what the Scriptures clearly teach about eternal torment in hell when it comes to unsaved. This isn't the gospel of grace.
ARE JUST OUR PAST SINS FORGIVEN?
Finding its way back to forgiveness of sins, the actual gospel informs us that the moment we invite Jesus into our hearts and confess Him as our Lord and Savior, all our sins—past, present, and future—are forgiven. To comprehend the sum  total forgiveness of sins, we need to comprehend the worth of the one who sacrificed Himself in  the cross for people. Jesus alone, because he had been the sinless Son of God, could pay money for every sin of any man that would ever live with only a one-time sacrifice of Himself.
But you will  find teachings that once  we receive Jesus, only our past sins are forgiven—our future sins are forgiven even as  we confess them and have God for forgiveness. This simply contradicts the Scriptures, even as  we shall see.
Ephesians 1:7 states, “In Him we now have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in line with  the riches of His grace.” Into  the original Greek text, the verb for “have” is within the present tense, which indicates durative action, meaning we have been continually having forgiveness of sins, including every sin we're going to ever commit.1
First John 2:12 says, “I write for you, small children, since your sins are forgiven you for the name’s sake.” The Greek perfect tense is employed here for “are forgiven,” meaning this forgiveness is a certain action finished in the last, using  the effect continuing in to  the present.2 Which means God’s forgiveness avails for all of us within our present and continues into our future. I'd like  to provide you with another clear Scripture that states that most our sins, including our future sins, have now  been forgiven:
You had been dead due to your sins and since your sinful nature had not been yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record associated with the charges against us and took it away by nailing it into the cross.
—Colossians 2:13 NLT
Jesus forgave all our sins. The term “all” when you look at  the above Scripture is the Greek word pas, meaning “every kind or variety…the totality of this persons or things referred to.׋ It relates to “all, any, every, the complete.׌ So “all” means all.
God’s forgiveness of your sins covers every sin—past, present, and future! Once  we received  the father Jesus as our Savior, we received the sum  total and complete forgiveness of all of the our sins.
Our role as ministers of God is always  to impart to the people the confident assurance of these salvation and forgiveness this is certainly present in Christ. It's not to instruct a mixed message that deposits insecurity and uncertainty within  their hearts, leaving them wondering if they're truly forgiven of course the task of these Savior in  the cross is complete. Assurance of salvation and total forgiveness of sins form the inspiration regarding the very good  news we preach. I submit for your requirements that this revelation for the great  news of God’s forgiveness does not lead someone  to live wantonly. Jesus Himself said that people who will be forgiven much will like Him much. It really is those people who are forgiven little (actually, these creatures usually do not exist because many of  us have already  been forgiven much)—or i ought to say, people who think they are forgiven little—who will like Him only just a little.
My prayer is the fact that everyone who hears us preach the actual gospel of grace will hear so  how complete God’s forgiveness is toward people who would receive His Son, Jesus Christ. It's going to surely cause them to fall deeper in deep love  with Jesus and produce a life of praise, honor, and glory unto Him.

TRUE GRACE TEACHES PROGRESSIVE SANCTIFICATION
Now, i am aware you can  find ministers who will be genuinely worried that whenever the facts associated with the gospel is told that way, individuals will benefit from their total forgiveness in Christ and lead godless lives. These are generally worried that such teaching places no focus on sanctification or perhaps  the want  to live holy, God-glorifying lives. This really is a misconception, because true grace does teach progressive sanctification.
I want to state clearly that while a believer happens to be justified and made righteous because of the blood of Jesus, additionally, it is correct that sanctification is ongoing in  the growth as a Christian. For this reason the writer for the book of Hebrews says that individuals are “being sanctified” even though we've been “perfected forever” by Christ’s one act of obedience in  the cross (see Heb. 10:14).
As believers, we can not be a little  more righteous, but we are able to become more sanctified or holy with regards  to the way  we live our lives.
Justification by faith happened instantaneously. The minute we received Jesus, we had been forgiven, cleansed, perfected in righteousness, and saved. We had been also sanctified in Christ (see Heb. 10:10). However, it's important to recognize  that the revelation and outworking of your sanctification in Christ is progressive. Which means that the greater we grow within  our relationship aided by  the Lord Jesus, the greater amount of holy we are going  to become in most section  of our lives.
Your message of God proclaims that “All Scripture is provided  by inspiration of God, and it is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Tim. 3:16). So keep clear of every counterfeit grace teaching that says behavior, discipline, correction, and right living are not important. The revelation of forgiveness will not detract from, neither is it at the cost of, right living. Instead, this is  the fuel that produces right living happen.
Merriam-Webster Online describes sanctification as “the state of growing in divine grace as a consequence of Christian commitment after conversion.׍ You notice, it's all about growing in grace. We must encourage our people right now to establish themselves within  the gospel of grace. Paul told Timothy to “be strong when you look at  the grace this is certainly in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 2:1). Peter encouraged believers to construct a solid foundation with one of  these closing words in the last epistle: “Grow within  the grace and understanding of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Pet. 3:18).
True grace always produces true holiness. The greater one grows in grace—the more a person is washed over and over because of the water of this word of God’s grace—the more one grows in sanctification and holiness. When our people feel  the true grace of your Lord Jesus, the allure and passing pleasures of sin fade within  the light of His glory and grace. In addition  they commence  to live victorious within  the power of sin.

LET’S NEVER BE ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL
My prayer is the fact that this short  article may  help pastors, ministers, and leaders into  the church begin a journey of discerning the distinctions between what exactly is genuine grace and what exactly is counterfeit grace. Lots of  the thoughts shared here are obtained  from and covered more extensively in my own book, Grace Revolution—Experience the ability to reside Above Defeat.6 I implore you as a brother in Christ never  to cool off through the gospel of grace as a result of hearsay, counterfeit teachings, controversies, and a little minority who abuse and misrepresent the gospel in addition they live.
The gospel of grace could be  the answer. Grace lifts an individual  who is struggling with sin away from a life of defeat. Grace produces not an outward type  of holiness this is certainly transient, but an enduring holiness this is certainly birthed from a transformation that begins in a person’s heart when he encounters Jesus.
It’s this that happened to Neil through the great britain, who wrote to my ministry on how  the father set him clear  of a forty-year struggle with a sexual addiction:
While reading a novel by Pastor Prince, I happened to be delivered from a forty-year dependence on pornography. In past times, I had attempted to get rid out of  this addiction by my personal power plus  in my very own strength, but failed each  time.
During  that time, the devil used this addiction to heap fear, guilt, and condemnation on me. This fear and shame kept me from asking for assistance from the pastors of the numerous churches I attended throughout  the forty-year period. I experienced even held leadership positions in a few of the places.
When I see  the book, i obtained a  new revelation of who i will be in Christ—i will be the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus—and how there isn't any condemnation if you are in Christ Jesus. It absolutely was through this fresh revelation that the grip for this addiction was broken off my life forever.
I now wear a ring to remind myself that i will be righteous. Each and every time the devil attempts to tempt us to view pornography, i recently need certainly to go through  the ring to remind myself that i will be the righteousness of God in Christ, in addition to temptation loses any hang on me. Here is  the power associated with the gospel. Precious lives like Neil’s are increasingly  being touched, changed, and transformed by the passion for our Lord Jesus. Our part as ministers entrusted using  the gospel just isn't to cool off through the truth, but to examine the term of God diligently, rightly divide His Word, and boldly proclaim His truth with absolute clarity and love. We should never be ashamed associated with the gospel. It really is without doubt, as Apostle Paul proclaimed, “the power of God to salvation for everybody who believes…For with it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it's written, ‘The just shall live by faith’” (Rom. 1:16㪩). The gospel just isn't about our self-righteousness however  the righteousness of God given as something special to those that put their faith inside  our Lord Jesus.
Good works would be  the proof of salvation, however they are not at all the problem for salvation. I understand the only real reason testimonies of precious lives being set free  of sin, addictions, and all sorts of  bondages flood our ministry office each week is the fact that the gospel of Jesus Christ will be preached.  our company is not winning souls into the degree that we must because we have presented a gospel of Christ plus our works, albeit unintentionally quite often. It doesn't happen one other way around. It really is as soon as  we understand  that we have been saved by grace through faith that moral excellence results. May we all be accurate carriers associated with true gospel of grace that changes lives!

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