THE SEED “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Romans 12:2 (KJV)
THE ROLE OF FAITH IN RADICAL TRANSFORMATION
THE SEED “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” Ephesians 2:8 (KJV)
STRENGTH IN WEAKNESSES
THE SEED “But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” — 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
GOD’S TIMING IS PRECISE
THE SEED “In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.” Genesis 7:11-12 (NKJV)
GIVING A THOUGHTFUL THANKSGIVING
THE SEED “And Noah built an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.” — Genesis 8:20 (KJV)
CHRIST LIVES IN ME: A NEW IDENTITY IN CHRIST
THE SEED “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
JUSTIFIED BY FAITH NOT BY WORKS
THE SEED “A person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ.” Galatians 2:16 (NIV)
HYPOCRISY AND THE DANGER OF LEGALISM
THE SEED “When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all…” Galatians 2:14 (NIV)
PRESERVING THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL
THE SEED “We did not give in to them for a moment so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.” Galatians 2:5 (NIV)
THE DANGER OF UNREPENTANT PRIDE
THE SEED “If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.” Genesis 4:24 (KJV)