Summary
The speaker emphasizes that a core goal for Christians is to reflect Jesus Christ, which requires both personal purity and functioning within the local church. A key focus is on the necessity of embracing correction, drawing from Proverbs and 2 Timothy 3:16. The speaker argues that a wise person welcomes correction because they recognize they have not attained full wisdom, contrasting this with the tendency to become offended by critique. Finally, the message connects the Old Testament promise of a Shepherd to the reality of Christ as the Good Shepherd.
Description
Speaker: Church Title: Church Sharing Date: 01-20-2019 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
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