How does God's grace empower us to live righteously?

Jun 14, 2016 ... Christians: Being like Christ does not mean looking out for your self-interest and safety and comfort and rights above all else. Did Jesus teach that following Him meant leaving family behind? Beyond that, didn't Jesus say that loving Him fully means hating our family members? Here is ... This means the English word “disciple” shows up 99 times more often than the word “Christian.” While some people today might read Jesus' command to follow Him ... May 10, 2022 ... So, what should we do? In this week's discussion board, Andrea Vincent wrote, “Steadfastness in Christ means to me following Him, walking ... Mar 2, 2019 ... But, as Christians and as human beings, we have to eventually ask ourselves: What Am I Willing to Lose If I Follow Christ? For me, that means ... Feb 25, 2014 ... ... follow Jesus," we may still ask. "Why wouldn't Paul have encouraged them to ask, 'What would Jesus do?'" Well, at the time Paul didn't have ... May 25, 2021 ... The world meant everything; I wanted my peers to embrace me as I worked toward acquiring the latest and greatest material things. It feels as if ... It means that every aspect of my life flows from and thereby expresses my relationship with Christ (or should). My spiritual life is not only the moments I am ... How will what we say and do impact their thoughts of Christ? In 1 Corinthians 13:5 the Bible says that love cares more for others than for self. That means that ... Oct 27, 2019 ... Conversion meant that the ledger of Paul's life radically changed. The first thing Paul did was take all the things from verses 4–6 that he once ...