Submission is the act of yielding to the governance of authority. Some synonyms include obedience, surrender, acquiesce, compliance, consent, and pliability. We live in a rebellious generation who feel it is their right to sit in judgment of those in authority over them. Christians are no exception. Rebellion against God-appointed leaders is the same as…

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Merriam Webster online defines the verb rebel as to oppose or disobey one in authority or control, act or show opposition or disobedience, or feel or exhibit anger or revulsion. Synonyms of rebel include defiant, disobedient, incompliant, insubordinate, rebellious, ungovernable, unruly, wayward, and willful. Two more synonyms of the verb rebel are mutiny and revolt.…

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Rebellion vs. submission. Everyone makes a choice when responding to authority in their life. There’s really no middle ground. Either you’ll choose to submit to God and the authority established in your life, or you’ll rebel. No middle ground means that you can’t choose to submit in one authority area and rebel against another. So,…

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Lord Jesus, I repent for holding bitter root judgments against (name) for (event). I have believed (insert what you thought about that person) and held it against them. I release (name) to you, Jesus, and ask you to set me and (name) free from these judgments. I ask you to cancel all of the curses,…

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Don’t stay bound up in judgment. Loose yourself and others with these steps. Remember, say them out loud. Repent for holding judgments against specific people. Ask the Lord to release you and the person(s) from the judgment you’ve held. Be specific about the judgment you’ve had. Release yourself and each person from specific judgments you’ve…

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We are the problem. In Thinking Christian, I suggest, “When we have not offered a faithful digital presence, it is, in part, because we did not have a good idea of what it meant to offer a faithful ‘analog’ presence.” We have always had a problem with greed. We seem to want the wrong things for the…

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