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EVIDENCE OF A CHANGED LIFE

The fruit of salvation by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ is a changed life. If your life has never been changed by the Gospel, don't deceive yourself. Believing God will result in a changed life; a life lived from a radically different frame of reference and by the Power of God working change in you. Such a change in life and direction will be evidenced in doing what God says we are to do. The world's opinion will cease to be the basis of any action in living out your new Life in Christ Jesus.

How we live life, daily life, will verify if we believe in the work and power of God in Christ Jesus or not. Faith is demonstrated in loving submission and obedience to the Word of God made alive in us by the Holy Spirit. 

There is no real or lasting life to be drawn from this world and its systems of deceit. Real and lasting Life can only be drawn from Jesus Christ. The fruit of true salvation is a changed life; a live demarked by radical repentance, a turning 180 degrees away from this world, its passions, lusts, and blind arrogance. A new life turned toward God, His Word, His ways, His Spirit...a Life of following Jesus Christ and no one else.

Do not be deceived. Eternity is at stake.


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