Ten-13 Posts - DT Life Coach - Dr. David Turpen

The Necessity of Sanctification (132)

The Necessity of Sanctification - potential, progress, purity, power

The necessity of sanctification is often misunderstood or outright ignored by many Christians. Sanctification is indeed necessary as a phase and condition for complete salvation. In fact, without it, your faith will diminish and perhaps disappear altogether. Are you saying a Christian can lose or …

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The Tug of War – Flesh vs. Spirit (131)

tug of war - flesh vs spirit - romans 8:5

Flesh vs. spirit. It’s a constant tug-of-war going within you. Your old yet-to-be-redeemed flesh pulls one direction. Your already-redeemed-waiting-for-a-new-body spirit pulls the opposite. This is the Christian life. Flesh vs. Spirit In Romans 5:5-13, Paul sets the record straight explaining how the unredeemed are unable …

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The Not So Secret Agenda That is Burning America (130)

There is an agenda. An agenda to destroy the United States of America from within. Abraham Lincoln, in an 1838 speech at the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois said: “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we lose our freedoms it will …

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No Condemnation & Deliverance From Bondage (129)

If Romans is the Himalayas, chapter is its Everest - picture of Maroon Bells range in Colorado - no condemnation

No condemnation! If Romans is the Himalayas, then chapter eight is its Mount Everest. Deliverance from bondage is freedom in Christ. The key is understanding exactly what we have been freed from. Only then will things begin to make sense and give you true independence. …

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Symptoms Are Only Symptomatic (128)

Root Cause - Symptoms lead to problems lead to causes

Symptoms! It’s the symptoms that you see. Just like a tree. You can see the trunk, the limbs, the leaves and the fruit. But these are not the problem. Nor are they the cause of the problem. What we can see is the result of …

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The Inner Conflict of Every Christian (127)

The inner conflict of every Christian is the tension between your already-redeemed spirit and your not-yet-redeemed body. Yes, it’s that simple. Unfortunately, too many Christians don’t understand this dynamic of their changed state. Even more unfortunate is the reality that most Christians are never told …

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Is The Law Sin? Romans 7:7-13 (126)

To escape the error of salvation by works we have fallen into the opposite error of salvation without obedience. A. W. Tozer

Is the law sin? No! Absolutely not! After twice confronting an antinomian (i.e. against law) view of grace, Paul a third time asks a question. The first question was: Do we go on living the sinful lifestyle we had prior to our conversion? No. In …

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Understanding What Died In Your Death (125)

Being “free from the law” has everything to do with understanding what actually died. When you were crucified and buried, what died? Your “old man” died…your old nature. Now, you’ve been resurrected, born again, and regenerated. You’re a new creation in Christ. You are God’s …

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Are You A Slave and Whose Slave Are You? (124)

...choose you this day whom ye will serve...but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. - Joshua 24:15

This is really the wrong question. Paul’s point in Romans 6:15-23 shows that you are a slave. The question really is: Whose slave are you? “Who’s your daddy?” – a modern idiom – implies you haven’t yet determined whom you will serve. Through your conversion, …

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Free OF Law – Not Free FROM Law (123)

Romans 6:14 is a verse that historically has been misapplied, misinterpreted, and misunderstood. The Christian life – the successful Christian life – is all about having a right understanding of this verse. You are free OF law’s penalty but you are not free FROM law’s …

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