CHRISTIAN LIVING
We believer that the authentic Christian life is designed to be a daily (2 Corinthians 4:16), personal (Romans 7:4; Colossians 1:27), vertical (James 4:8) fellowship with God (1 John 1:3) based on the believer’s identification with Jesus Christ (Romans 6; Colossians 3:1-4; Galatians 2:20), motivated primarily by His love (2 Corinthians 5:14; 1 John 4:19), and provided totally by His grace (2 Corinthians 9:8; 12:9; 1 Corinthians 15:10) and power (Hebrews 13:20-21; Phil. 2:13; 4:13), which is enjoyed through repeated responses of faith (2 Corinthians 5:7; Colossians 2:6; Galatians 2:20) as one diligently seeks the Lord (Hebrews 4:11, 11:6, 12:2), resulting in spiritual growth (2 Peter 3:18) in Christ-likeness (2 Corinthians 3:18; Romans 8:29; Ephesians 4:13), faithful obedience to God's will (Ephesians 5:1; 1 Peter 1:14), and fruitful service (John 15:1-7) to others in love (Galatians 5:6, 22; Philippians 1:24-25), all to the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31).
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