Comments on: Growth by Remembering http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2010/02/01/growth-by-remembering/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:19:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2010/02/01/growth-by-remembering/#comment-1656 Alex Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:46:44 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=1746#comment-1656 "Christian growth doesn’t happen by working hard to get something you don’t have. Christian growth happens by working hard to live in the reality of what you do have." That's it! Thank you for saying it so memorably; I taught the same idea to my small group from 2 Thess 1:11 "To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling", where 'calling', in Paul's letters, refers always to his saving us. Thank you for this gospel-centered encouragement and reminder! "Christian growth doesn’t happen by working hard to get something you don’t have. Christian growth happens by working hard to live in the reality of what you do have." That's it! Thank you for saying it so memorably; I taught the same idea to my small group from 2 Thess 1:11 "To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling", where 'calling', in Paul's letters, refers always to his saving us.

Thank you for this gospel-centered encouragement and reminder!

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