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Author Archives: Stephen Nielsen
Practice Right Thinking For Holiness–Philippians 4:8
The practice of meditating on the Word will be most beneficial for right thinking, because when you are meditating on the scriptures your mind is occupied with right thoughts. And the scriptures will also guide you in what else … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, bible, Love, meditate on the Word, Philippians 4:8, Purity, virtues
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7 Things to Practice for Holiness
1. Practice consecration with prayer. Consecration is the act of giving ourselves completely to God through prayer for His will and service, recognizing that our life and all that we have is His. E.M. Bounds has said: “Prayer enters … Continue reading
How to Be Holy: The Process of Holiness
Holiness is a process, which means that it takes time and continual effort. It doesn’t happen all at once. It is a process of transformation by renewal (Rom. 12:2). Renewal starts with the mind and then works into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Colossians 3:5, faith, holy habits, Isaiah 50:7, prayer, Renewal, Romans 12:2, Romans 6:22, Titus 3:5
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God Has Gifted Every Christian for Holiness
Since it is God’s will for every Christian to be holy, He has given us the following gifts as necessary resources for holiness. Jesus Christ When you were saved you received Jesus as a gift (Jn. 1:12). … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Timothy 3:16, bible, conscience, E. M. Bounds, Hebrews 4:12, Holy Spirit, Jesus, new nature, prayer
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Six Reasons to Be Holy
Not everyone desires holiness. But just in case you do, just in case God has put it on your heart to be like Him, I think you will find these point helpful. Here are six reasons to be holy. 1. … Continue reading
The Meaning of Holiness
I think we have a good definition of holiness in Psalms 15:1-2. Here David asks, “Lord, who may dwell in Your sanctuary? Who may live on Your holy hill? Then he answers himself: “He whose walk is blameless and who … Continue reading
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Tagged holiness, Job 1:1, Psalm 15:1-2
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Tornadoes: Is not God in Control of the Weather? Part 2
In an earlier writing of this topic (part 1), I did a brief review of the May 29th front page tornado article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune entitled “Tornado Assault Baffles Science.” It was of course an article covering … Continue reading
God’s Ten Purposes for Prayer
This is an excerpt from my book Purpose of Prayer. You can get it as an e-book at my website. 1. Prayer is God’s idea as the way to acquire salvation. Whether it is verbal prayer or a … Continue reading
Prayer Is God’s Idea
There is ample proof, through the life of Jesus, that prayer is God’s idea. For Jesus, who is really God come to us in the flesh, commanded us to pray, taught us to pray, and demonstrated prayer to us. He … Continue reading
How to Forgive: 9 Steps to Follow
According to Matthew 5:23-24, the first thing we are to do when we remember that someone has something against us, is to go quickly and make friends with him, even if we are in the middle of prayer. In fact, … Continue reading
