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Belief in Jesus is vitally important (cf. Acts 16:31). But is Christianity mainly about how you feel about your relationship with Jesus like some seem to teach? Are Christians to stay as they are or strive for perfection? Are we to strive to keep the Ten Commandments? Are Christians supposed to obey? What about good works? Are there biblical benefits from suffering, being refined like gold in the fire? Does the Bible sometimes use gold as an analogy for Christians? What are some physical properties of gold? What is character? Why is it important to build it in this life? What is sin? What about love and giving love in the age to come after the resurrection? Does God want godly offspring? Is righteous character more valuable that physical gold? Dr. Thiel addresses these questions and more in this sermon.
A written article of related interest is titled 'Building Character: Going on to Perfection' URL: cogwriter.com/perfect-character.htm
Belief in Jesus is vitally important (cf. Acts 16:31). But is Christianity mainly about how you feel about your relationship with Jesus like some seem to teach? Are Christians to stay as they are or strive for perfection? Are we to strive to keep the Ten Commandments? Are Christians supposed to obey? What about good works? Are there biblical benefits from suffering, being refined like gold in the fire? Does the Bible sometimes use gold as an analogy for Christians? What are some physical properties of gold? What is character? Why is it important to build it in this life? What is sin? What about love and giving love in the age to come after the resurrection? Does God want godly offspring? Is righteous character more valuable that physical gold? Dr. Thiel addresses these questions and more in this sermon.
A written article of related interest is titled 'Building Character: Going on to Perfection' URL: cogwriter.com/perfect-character.htm
