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In God's grace, we have much freedom, but should limit our freedom because God commands it, the discipline of self-denial is beneficial, and sacrificing for others is godly. The post Freedom: The Heart of God, Part 2 – Limits to Freedom appeared first on Reston Bible Church .

When Christ purchased us from spiritual slavery, He did not do it to bring us into another form of bondage. He frees us from the penalty and the power of sin, and He will one day free us from the presence of sin. The post Freedom: The Heart of God, Part 1 – God’s Grand Purpose appeared first on Reston Bible Church .

Followers of Christ are sent as priestly ministers as we rely on God’s power. We plan diligently, pray fervently, but ultimately submit to God’s providential will. We are called to personally invest in one another and protect the pure gospel. The post Rescued, Part 22: Marks of Gospel Ministry appeared first on Reston Bible Church .

As we face issues that are matters of conscience, we should leave the judgment to the master who owns the servant, honor the conscience that also seeks to honor the Lord, and seek to build up other believers rather than pressuring them to compromise their conscience. The post Rescued, Part 21: Bearing with One Another When Consciences Differ appeared first on Reston Bible Church .

We all owe a public debt to our government, private debt to others, and eternal debt to the God. The debt we owe to God is because of the salvation that He's granted to us by His grace, based on the sacrificial death of His Son. The post Rescued, Part 20: The Debts You Owe appeared first on Reston Bible Church .

Those of us who are in Christ must allow God to change our thinking and renew our minds according to His truth. When we set our minds to thinking how Jesus thinks, the Spirit will empower us to live how He lived. The post Rescued, Part 19: Evaluating Yourself appeared first on Reston Bible Church .

All Christians are given spiritual gifts to serve the body of Christ. We should pray for wisdom and read the Word to be able to discern our gifts, believing that we are gifted for a purpose. The post Rescued, Part 18: One Body, Many Parts appeared first on Reston Bible Church .

The battleground for transformation that leads to biblical living is waged first in the mind. How we think leads to what we believe, and what we believe flows into how we live. The post Rescued, Part 17: The Battle for the Mind appeared first on Reston Bible Church .