The BIG Picture (Shorts)

"And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified." (Act.20:32). What is "the word of his grace"? It is the precise divine curriculum spanning from Romans to 2 Thessalonians, designed to mature us from spiritual infancy to full readiness in Christ.  This message is so vital because it is our ultimate preparation for the life to come. It operates not through rigid religious rules, but through a willing reducing of self to deeply learn the ways of Christ through His love. As these spiritual words work in our hearts and minds, we are conformed to His image.  This internal work of faith is what determines our future inheritance. We are not living for the temporary pleasures of the here and now—now is actually a time of sacrifice. Instead, we are living for eternal life. The word of grace requires our time and our absolute commitment today because it is...

God still has work to do concerning our outward man, and we still have work to do concerning our inward man. While He has yet to redeem our physical bodies, which are falling apart, we should focus on our inward man, which should be growing.  The key to Christian living is letting Jesus Christ teach you how He wants to live His life in and through you. It is not something you struggle to do, but something you daily learn from His Word rightly divided. Faith causes the Holy Spirit to take that Word and change your thinking processes, and that will change your conduct to fit God’s grace. Colossians 3:10 adds: “And [ye] have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him….” See also:  Rom 12:1-2 ...be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind Eph 4:20-23 ...and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; We are to be daily building up the inner man through knowledge and obedience to God's Word, preparing for the day when God relocates it to...