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When You’re Dating: You Are Not Your Own
The magnificent victory that Christ won on his cross was not only for the purpose of liberating us from our worst nightmares--sin’s guilt and power, the grave, damnation in hell. Christ Jesus set us free, but not to wander on our own. He set us free so that he could then claim us as his own.
He desires nothing less than to remake us in his image: to think holy thoughts, love him and other people, and find joy in being of service to his grand agenda. St. Paul wrote, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body” (1 Corinthians 6:19,20).
The best advice that Christian parents can give their teenagers about going out on dates is to remember at all times who they are. They are not sovereign and independent agents. They are not their own. They are connected to a family. And they are loved and claimed by the Savior who died so that they could live.
The magnificent victory that Christ won on his cross was not only for the purpose of liberating us from our worst nightmares--sin’s guilt and power, the grave, damnation in hell. Christ Jesus set us free, but not to wander on our own. He set us free so that he could then claim us as his own.
He desires nothing less than to remake us in his image: to think holy thoughts, love him and other people, and find joy in being of service to his grand agenda. St. Paul wrote, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body” (1 Corinthians 6:19,20).
The best advice that Christian parents can give their teenagers about going out on dates is to remember at all times who they are. They are not sovereign and independent agents. They are not their own. They are connected to a family. And they are loved and claimed by the Savior who died so that they could live.
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Marriage is an amazing gift from God, but it is also hard. Many marriages struggle - partners either don’t know how to treat each other or they know and don't want to change. These devotions, one for each day of your month, are for married people, for those who hope to be married, and for all of you who used to be married. Re-listen to God's words about this sacred institution and rededicate your ways to be more like his ways.
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