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Jacob's Conversion from Scamming to a Person That Creates Value
Genesis 28:22: Jacob's encounter with God changed him from a scammer to a person that creates value in the world. Being able to create value starts with God. A definition of value is “the worth of something in terms of the amount of other things for which it can be exchanged or in terms of some medium of exchange”. God desires for all of us to create value in this world.
Refraining From Sin and Being Good is Good Works in Itself
1 Corinthians 6:19. Good works is also refraining from sin. Jesus walked on this Earth and did not sin. His example of a sinless life proves and inspires us that we do not have to sin. We can do the same “good works” of refraining from sin and inspiring others (1 Corinthians 6:19, “What?
Definition of Redemption – Jesus The Only Perfect Ransom and Eternal Sin Offering
Hebrews 9:12. From a Christian perspective the definition of redemption specifies that the only redeemer is Jesus. Only Jesus’ act on the cross, his blood sacrifice, to take the punishment for our sins can lead to our eternal redemption. Jesus is the only one that has the perfect ransom and perfect gift to save us. There is no other way to salvation and redemption.
Our Holy Nature Includes God's Special Relationship With Our Body
1 Corinthians 3:16. The Bible says that our physical body is for the Lord (1 Corinthians 6:13, "Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body."). God made us and our body for His purpose and not for our purposes.
Happiness Comes From Fellowship With Like Christians
Acts 2:46. Happiness comes from being on one accord with fellow Christians. When everyone’s heart is focused on Jesus there is a corporate joy that encourages and delight everyone in the group.
God Is Our Living Hope
2 Corinthians 6:16. God is the living hope, our only living hope. Separated from the living God, we have no hope. We may trust in our job, our mate, and our own skills, but all of these things will pass away and fall short of the living God. God is a living God. He is alive today and forever more. He is a living hope to all mankind in that he loves us all no matter our faults.
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