THE MESSENGER BLOG

 In discussing the topic about the newness of a believer in Christ, one subject stands pivotal which sets the center stage for the consciousness of the believer in Christ, and his or her study of the Word into producing actionable steps that showcases God's character and validation, and this subject is SEPARATION. There is a law of association which states that you become like those with whom you spend your time with. Jesus Christ exemplifies this law by telling His disciples, "if anyone wants to follow me, let him deny himself, pick up his cross and follow me." Mathew 16:24 [AMP]: Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]. In order words, Jesus Christ was indirectly telli...

BOOK REVIEW: Author: Dr. Myles Munroe  Pages: 236 LESSON 3: 1. Many people's vision never take specific shape because they can't make up their mind's on what they want to do in life. The only decision they make is not to decide. 2. Our lives should be filled with wills rather than mere wishes. God has invested so much in our lives and He hates to see us wasting our lives in wishful thinking. He wants us to place our feet on the solid ground of vision. 3. When you truly understand the difference between mission and vision, you will be protected from jealousy. When you have discovered your own vision, you don't need to be jealous of anyone. 4. Many Churches mistake mission for vision. The great commission is the co- mission  of the church, which is every Christians mission. If a church thinks it's particular vision is to preach the gospel, then it has a mistaken identity of vision. It's knows the mission but has not found it's true vision in the mission. 5. We...

In the last part, we started looking at practical ways through which the new man in Christ can be established in his or her newness and the first two steps were given which borders on  1. Having a consciousness of who you are in Christ. 2. Studying to show yourself approved. The Word of God is as important as oxygen to the new man in Christ because of it's transformative and reformative impact. John 6:63 [NLT]: The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. The mind of the new man in Christ cannot be renewed without the word of God, because there are deposits of information in his or her mind which were stored over along period of time when he or she was being governed by the flesh. These information serve as obstacles and are at variance to his or her new nature which is no longer of the government of the flesh but by the Spirit of God.  Romans 8:7 [NLT]: For the sinful nature is always host...