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Christ: The Preeminent One

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

A relationship with Jesus Christ is the one thing we need more than anything else. We need to know Him personally, not just know about Him. He is the strongest, greatest, and most powerful person in our lives. The Holy Spirit—who Jesus sent to us—acts as His servant to tell us about and show us Christ’s love, mercy, and grace. Jesus wants to attract our hearts; in this capacity, the Holy Spirit works in us to show us the beauty of God’s glory to draw us toward Him and away from worldly things. His will is for us to experience His perfect love firsthand; this allows us to do things that we are incapable of doing through self-effort. Jesus is love in human form; when He dwells in our hearts, supernatural love is also there.

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The Chastening of the Lord

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

Living under grace as believers means we are God’s children. As our heavenly Father, He loves us enough to chasten and correct us as needed. It is painful while we are going through it, but it is not punishment; chastening is a sign that we are God’s son or daughter. It is God’s way of dealing with our sins, but doing so in love. Just like the purification process gold goes through to burn out all impurities, God uses the chastening process to remove everything in us that’s displeasing to Him—including self-dependence. This type of impurity includes all self- centeredness, all self-will, and all tendencies to take the glory and credit for God’s blessings for ourselves. We are unlike the unsaved world that doesn’t know Jesus and therefore does not undergo the chastening process; we therefore can rejoice when we do undergo it.

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The Attractiveness of God’s Grace

By CDM Staff

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God’s ways of operating are completely different than man’s ways, and much more effective in changing us for the better and causing us to want to live godly. The world uses punishment and threats to correct our behavior; by contrast, God uses mercy and forgiveness. The absence of condemnation gives us the power to overcome what once overcame us. To convince us to reject the world and its sinful ways, God continually reminds us how attractive and beautiful heaven is. He also instructs us to declare in faith the passing away of earth, which is temporary. Yielding ourselves to Him allows Him to work through us to reach others through empathy and compassion, not through judgment. We must not settle for what we see around us, but instead focus on Jesus and on heaven because the best is yet to come..

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God’s Ways vs. Man’s Ways (Part 2)

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

God doesn’t operate the way we do; His thoughts and actions are completely different from ours, and on a much higher level. Unlike religion, which tells us we must earn God’s blessings, God blesses us not because of what we do, but because of who He is. Religion says God will punish us with curses if we do not behave properly; however, Jesus took all of the curses meant for us when He went to the cross. Unlike under the law, under grace, God shows us mercy and favor without us having to deserve it; realizing that He’i no longer our harsh judge but now our loving Father increases our faith in Him.

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God’s Ways vs. Man’s Ways

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

God’s way of thinking, and His method of operating, are very different from ours. On life’s journey, He expects us to encounter detours and stray from the path from time to time; however, unlike people who shame and condemn us for making mistakes, God takes it all in stride. Under grace, He’ll never judge or punish us for not living godly; He instead reminds us of what He has already done for us, and then appeals to us to live right with that in mind. God shows us grace, not wrath; our belief in and acceptance of this undeserved favor—not our self-effort—is what enables us to live godly lives.

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The Truth About God’s Ways

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

There is a huge difference in the way God operates and the way mankind operates. Unlike us, He thinks and works on a much higher level than we are capable of. God blesses us not because we are good, but because He is good; the grace He shows us is not based on what we do, but on what He has done through Jesus Christ. By contrast, man’s ways focus on the mindset that says whatever happens, good or bad, is the result of his own conduct; natural man therefore thinks that he must contribute something to earn God’s favor. Our faith is critical here; if we doubt that Jesus forgave us of our sins when He went to the cross, then we will not believe that His plans for our future are good. God punished Jesus for our sins, and therefore does not punish us. Believing this gives us a peaceful conscience.

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