Some believe we have little or no role in our own Christian maturity. God does everything, they think, and we simply have to "let go and let God." After all, if it's the "fruit of the Spirit," we should passively let him work within us as we abide in Christ.

All the Christmas presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ.

In Scripture we read of two kinds of men-the spiritual man controlled by the Holy Spirit, and the "carnal" man who is ruled by his passions.

Grace means forgiveness-period.

When the problem is worry, the prescription is prayer.

We are God's productions, His compositions.

If Jesus can live in you and you are no different than the world around you, something got short circuited because Jesus makes a difference.