The Christian life How to live victoriously in an evil world

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The Christian lifeHow to live victoriously
in an evil world

• Galatians 1 vs. 4
• Inverkeithing Baptist Church
• 23rd July 2006

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Introduction

• There is only one answer to defeat that is
  victory
• Winston Churchill

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Introduction

• Matthew 5 vs. 9

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1/ The world we live in today is evil

• Genesis 1 vs. 4, vs. 9,
• Vs. 12, vs.18, vs. 25,
• God saw all that he had made and it was
  good
• vs. 31 God saw all that he had made and it was
  very good

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1/ The world we live in today is evil

• Genesis 3 vs. 4
• Matthew 5 vs. 5
• John 3 vs. 17
• John 3 vs. 18
• John 1 vs. 29
• John 17 vs. 6
• Romans 8 vs. 23
• 1 Corinthians 15 vs. 2

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2/ Christs death saves us from sin while we
are in this world

• Galatians 1 vs. 4
• Romans 5 vs. 6
• Micah 7 vs. 19
• Ephesians 2 vs. 1
• Ephesians 2 vs. 5

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3/ Accepting Christs death and his salvation
leads to a life of constant struggle in this
sinful world

• 1 Corinthians 5 vs. 17
• Galatians 2 vs. 20
• 1 John 4 vs. 4

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Closing thought

• A victorious Christian life is not a superior
  brand of Christianity reserved for the elite of
  the elect. It is the normal Christian life for
  every Christian
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  Ronald Dunn