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KNOWING THE REALITY OF YOUR REDEMPTION.

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(Redeemed From The Curse - Delivered From The Power Of Darkness!) GALATIANS  3:13 CSB CHRIST REDEEMED US FROM THE CURSE of the law by by becoming a curse for us, because it is written, curse is everyone who is hung on a tree. COLOSSIANS 1:13 NET HE DELIVERED US FROM THE POWER OF DARKNESS and transferred us to the Kingdom of the Son he loves. The word "redeem" conveys the idea of being bought from the slave market. It also implies being saved from sin and its attendant consequences. In Christ Jesus, every believer has been bought from the slave market of spiritual bondage to the devil so to speak. Through His death, burial and resurrection, Jesus Christ conquered the power of sin, Satan and the grave! "And set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their by fear of death" ( Heb. 2:15). The Bible is God speaking to us today. And its a matter of utmost importance that we pay an undivided attention to what the Bible has to say, especially about the redem...

THE CALL TO SPIRITUAL MATURITY.

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EPHESIANS 4:13-15 BSB. 13. Until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, AS WE MATURE TO THE FULL MEASURE OF THE STATURE OF CHRIST. 14. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming. 15. Instead, speaking the truth in love, WE WILL IN ALL THINGS GROW UP INTO CHRIST HIMSELF, who is the head. HEBREWS 6:1 ESV. Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ AND GO ON TO MATURITY... God wants all of us to grow. Maturity is one of His purposes for our lives. In fact, Hebrews 6:1 tells us, "LET'S PRESS ON TO MATURITY" (CEB). God intends for us to always pursue spiritual growth so that we may "Be conformed to the image of His Son" (Rom. 8:29 ESV). Spiritual infancy is a lack of growth after the New Birth.  Maturity doesn't just mean knowing more doctrine. It doesn't just mean you don't argue with y...