When nosotros come upwards to Christ, nosotros concord to deny ourselves too our selfish desires (Matthew 16:24).
2 Corinthians 5:14 tells us why too how nosotros create this: because "Christ’s ♥ dear ♥ compels us."
"He died for everyone too then that those who have his novel life volition no longer alive for themselves. Instead, they volition alive for Christ." 2 Corinthians 5:15
Living for Christ means:
We alive in Christ (John 15:4).
We arrive at forcefulness through Christ (Philippians 4:13).
We grade upwards our purposes for Christ's purposes (Ephesians 2:10).
We create everything amongst Christ inwards heed (Colossians 3:23).
We obey Christ's commands (John 14:1).
We don't create these things out of guilt. We don't create them every bit a duty. We don't create them hesitantly or halfheartedly.
We create them for the best argue of all - for dear - because Christ's dear amazes us, empowers us, sustains us, too compels us.
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