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Category Archives: Christian Life
Refusing To Condemn People Even When They Deserve It
If you are a Christian, and committed to your faith, I’m sure you are doing your best to live a godly life. Jesus said that if we love Him we will keep His commandments (John 14:15). But there is a … Continue reading
Stay focused on your mission!
Do you know what your mission in life is? Jesus certainly knew His. And whatever happened, He always stayed focused on His mission. Luke 9:54-56 (NKJV) And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Witnessing
Tagged Basic Christianity, christ jesus, Christianity 101, God, Jesus, religion, ron franklin, RonElFran, RonFCCC, sharing Christ, sharing my testimony
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How Well Do You Walk?
Have you noticed that if you know someone well, you can recognize them just by the way they walk? That’s true physically, and it’s also true spiritually. In spiritual terms, a person’s walk is their way of life – their … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Bible Study, Christian Life, Devotionals, Faith
Tagged Basic Christianity, christ jesus, Christianity, Christianity 101, faith, God, Jesus, relationship with God, religion, ron franklin, RonElFran, RonFCCC
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Put your past in the past!
How many times have you looked at some mistake you made in the past, some situation that went wrong because of bad decisions on your part, and said to yourself, “If only I hadn’t done that!”? One of the unpalatable … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Bible Study, Christian Life, Devotionals, Faith
Tagged Basic Christianity, being an overcomer, christ jesus, Christianity, Christianity 101, faith, fall short, God, God's love, Jesus, mistakes, overcoming my past, recovering from messups, recovering from mistakes, relationship with God, religion, ron franklin, RonElFran, RonFCCC
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Having a good reputation
Do you care what other people think of you? Sure you do! And there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, the Bible says we should care what opinion others have of us: Proverbs 22:1 (NKJV) A good name is to … Continue reading
Handling My Fears
I know believers in Christ have not been given a spirit of fear (2 Timothy 1:7), but I still experience that disturbing emotion sometimes. To my mind, the issue for Christians is not that we are never supposed to feel … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Devotionals, Faith
Tagged Basic Christianity, children of Israel, christ jesus, Christianity, Christianity 101, faith, fear, fearfulness, God, God's love, Jesus, New Believers, peace of god, religion, ron franklin, RonElFran, RonFCCC
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Believe That You Have Received From God
When I graduated from college, I went to work for IBM. One of the first things I did when I got on the job was to set myself up for direct deposit of my pay. With no intervention from me, … Continue reading
When church members help one another
One of the members of the church I pastor gave a great testimony in the service not long ago. She had just had surgery on her jaw, and had been laid up with a lot of pain. She wasn’t able … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Christian Life, Leadership, The church
Tagged a holy nation, a royal priesthood, Basic Christianity, christ jesus, Christ's church, Christianity 101, Church of Christ, fellow members, God's love, Jesus, love one another, New Believers, people of God, religion, ron franklin, RonElFran, RonFCCC, royal priesthood, testimony
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Be a giver, not a taker
When it comes to love, there are two classes of people in the world: the takers and the givers. Takers are people who are primarily concerned with getting things for themselves. So, they “love” money or power or prestige or … Continue reading