| If you go into a book store you will find
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| | the Truth, God considers us aliens from
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| shelves and shelves full of self help
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| | His Kingdom. We don't belong to Him, we
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| books and magazines that offer tips in
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| | are Satan's children. The Truth makes no
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| losing weight, eating healthier, how to
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| | sense to those who don't follow Christ.
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| decorate on a dime and even save money
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| | But, once we accept Jesus, then God
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| in the kitchen and how to recycle our
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| | adopts us as His children. We then
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| clothes. There's nothing wrong with any
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| | become aliens to this world, we no longer
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| of it, but the only way any of it will
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| | belong in this world.
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| work is if we actualy do them. It all
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| | "Therefore, you are no longer outsiders
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| calls for a course of action. This may
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| | (exiles, migrants, and aliens, excluded
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| be the hard part.
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| | from the rights of citizens), but you now
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| Being a Christian, this too is very true.
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| | share citizenship with the saints
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| In order to get something out of God's
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| | (God's own people, consecrated and set
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| Word, we not only have to read it or
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| | apart for Himself); and you belong to
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| hear it, we also must live it. It's one
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| | God's (own) household." Eph. 2:19
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| thing to be "Born Again" and quite
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| | (Amplified)
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| another to live a so called Christian
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| | The Apostle Paul instructs us further
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| life. Is there really any difference?
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| | when he said, "Do not be conformed to
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| Once you're saved, you're
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| | this world, but be transformed by the
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| saved...right? That's right, but do you
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| | renewal of your mind so that you may
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| want the victories in this life or are
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| | prove what is good and acceptable and
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| you merely satisfied getting by on the
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| | perfect will of God even the thing which
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| skin of your teeth?
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| | is good and acceptable and perfect in
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| A "Born Again" Christian becomes a true
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| | His sight for you." Rom. 12:2
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| child of God's, he no longer belongs in
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| | (Amplified)
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| the world or the things of it~mainly sin.
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| | The person who seriously loves Christ and
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| I could expand on this alot more, but
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| | wants to follow Him, will study God's
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| time and space don't allow. I mainly
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| | commands an live in all His ways. No
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| want to express what it means to be "out
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| | longer will he be content to accept the
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| of this world".
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| | lies and the things in this world, he
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| God's Word tells us that we brought
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| | will no longer fit in nor will he desire
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| nothing into this world and obviously
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| | to be conformed to it. But rather, a
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| we can't take anything out of it. (1 Tim.
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| | true Christian will love what God loves
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| 6:7) Whatever we may accumulate in this
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| | and hate what God hates. God transforms
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| life is actually owned on borrowed
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| | our minds through His saving grace.
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| time. This reminds me of a bumper sticker
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| | This transformation creates a renewal
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| that use to be in cirulation. It read,
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| | of our mindset. We live to please and be
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| "The one who dies with the most toys
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| | acceptable to God. This is not an
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| wins." It was cute and funny, but like so
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| | outward act, but rather an inward one.
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| many other things that the world says,
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| | Only God can see through us.
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| is simply not true.
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| | For a Christian to feel out of place, or
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| Jesus said, "For what does it profit a
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| | like an alien, as if he doesn't belong
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| man to gain the whole world and forfeit
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| | here is quite normal. Take rest in this,
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| his life (in the eternal kingdom of
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| | this world is not your home, it's not
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| God)?" Mk. 8:36 (Amplified)
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| | where you were meant to end up. Jesus
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| In verse 35, He goes on to say that in
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| | said in His Father's House there are
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| order to save your (eternal) life you
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| | many, many rooms which He went to
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| must lose the temporal one on earth. And
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| | prepare a place for us. It is in God's
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| if you give this life up for His sake
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| | Kingdom that we are bound to live
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| you will then save your life in the
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| | eternity. It's important to be prepared
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| eternal kingdom. In other words, we must
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| | for when that time comes. It's natural
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| be born again in order to be God's
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| | to feel like a stranger here, you are!
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| child, an heir to His Kingdom.
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| | You are simply "out of this world!"
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| It's a long, difficult journey to become
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| | Another thing, as a Born Again Believer
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| a true Christian because it requires a
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| | you can take rest in knowing that
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| whole new life style, and a whole new
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| | Christ's second coming is as certain as
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| way of thinking. When we live blind to
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| | His first one. Hallelujah!
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