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Godly Living Obtained by the Power of God

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

We all want to live godly, but this is impossible through our own efforts; we keep bumping into our own sinful selves. Salvation from the penalty of sin is the work of God, alone; we cannot save ourselves. Our belief in Him, without any of our own performance, is all that is necessary for our redemption and justification. This means that we do not have to strive to achieve the kind of high moral living God expects, but simply yield to Him and let Him do His work. Living this kind of life requires that we depend on Him, which is the exact opposite of what religion tells us. No matter what happens in life, we can trust God to watch over us and take care of us. Depending on Him to work through us allows Him to use us as His vessels to do great things, with marvelous results.

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Living Life on a Divine Plane (Part 3)

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

There’s a difference between trying to live life by our own idea of morality and letting grace discipline and train us in how to live moral lives. Some things we simply cannot achieve without depending on God. It is ironic that all of creation—except for mankind—depends on Him. God’s grace enables us to do things we cannot do on our own; it changes us from the inside, gives us the right attitude, and teaches us to do everything motivated by love. Dependence on God, no matter how we may feel at the moment, elevates us to the divine level where He can lead us. Refusing to let our emotions control us gives us victory over the enemy when he throws adversity at us. We are truly pleasing to God when we turn over all of ourselves to Him, yield to Him, and allow Him work through us to reach others.

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Grace Teaches Us Godliness

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

Living godly lives involves depending not on ourselves, but on God and His wisdom, love, and goodness. When we decide to trust God in every area, we receive the humility and godly maturity to acknowledge that He is responsible for everything good that happens to us. The believer can’t truthfully say he is living godly until he humbly admits that he needs God and accepts His grace. Letting grace teach us how to live a God-first lifestyle keeps us humble and gives us everything we need to thrive.

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Living Life on a Divine Plane (Part 2)

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

The world tells us to always practice good morals and do the right thing. However, we cannot achieve morality without Jesus; our motives matter. The mistake many people make is trying to live moral lives for others’ approval, instead of for God’s approval. Doing good through self- effort simply to please others is a temporary motivation that will not last; doing good because the Holy Spirit has shed God’s love in our hearts is what He really wants to see. Trusting Him to work in us and change us on the inside, until everything we do is motivated by love, elevates us to a level we cannot reach on our own.

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Living Life on a Divine Plane

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

There is a divine level of life that we can live only through the discipline of grace. This kind of life requires the presence of the Holy Spirit, who teaches us God’s morals and helps us do things that are impossible through our own human ability. He wants to take us to a higher plane that can only be lived on the supernatural level. God will never leave us after He saves us; He stays in us and continues working in us until we begin seeing positive changes in ourselves. As believers, our dependence on the Holy Spirit to teach us morality and godliness sets us apart from others who depend on their own efforts. Developing and deepening a relationship with the Holy Ghost enables Him to lead and guide us through every situation we encounter, while teaching us the kind of lifestyle that reflects who we are in Christ.

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The Stance of the Believer (Part 2)

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

Believers have received the gift of righteousness and salvation from God. Just like any gift, we did not earn this; it was given to us when we believed in Jesus Christ. We were instantly saved and made righteous when we believed; this is our standing in Christ. However, our earthly lives have some catching up to do when compared to our stance; this ongoing process of letting God bring our imperfect earthly walk up to match our perfect standing is our state. Understanding this delivers us from trying to accomplish what has already been accomplished.

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