New Identity Magazine

Calling Him “Father”

Bethany Wagner — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:41:25 +0000

Scripture reminds us time and time again that we are God’s children and he is our Father. Psalm 103:13 tells us, “Just as a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.” In 2 Corinthians 6:18, God promises, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters.” What does this mean for us, as we live out our lives, going to work…

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JESUS IS KNOCKING

Greg Whyte — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 22:31:07 +0000

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. – Revelation 3:20, ESV Out of Context Meaning: Probably most Christians would be familiar with this image of Jesus knocking on a door. As an image, it has inspired the artwork of several famous painters through the centuries, the most famous of these…

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IDENTIFY: Advice On Life, Faith & Relationships

Lindsey A. Frederick — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 22:02:36 +0000

Dear Lindsey, I’m in my late 20s, and have lived away from home for almost 10 years, while getting my undergraduate degree, going to graduate school, and beginning my career. I recently moved back to my hometown for a great job and to be closer to family. But now that I’m back, they’re driving me nuts! I love them to death, but they still treat me like I am 15 years old. They drop by my place…

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HOW A ROMAN BISHOP CHANGED THE WAY I READ THE BIBLE

Jeffery Porter — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:13:27 +0000

When I became a Christian as a sophomore in high school, it was clear that, as a Christian, reading the Bible was going to be a big part of my life. Every week my Sunday School teacher would ask us how many times we had read the Bible in the previous seven days. At youth group, my pastor encouraged me to memorize Scripture to counteract the worldly information I consumed through movie quotes and…

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IN HYDESIGHT

Steven Butwell — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:03:02 +0000

I love watching Forensic Files. I could keep the Investigation Discovery channel on for the entire day without being bothered by it, which in most cases happens anyway while I am at work. I have learned from these shows that most of the time, if not all of the time, the perpetrators are on the run, eventually get apprehended and then are sentenced based on the severity of their crime.

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WHEN GOD CLOSES A DOOR, DOES HE OPEN A WINDOW?

Gary VanDeWalker — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 19:48:28 +0000

We might be surprised to find out what we have taken as the wisdom of God is really dialogue from a musical. In the Sound of Music, Maria wants to be a nun. The Reverend Mother tells her she must first go spend a few months as a governess taking care of seven children. She sees this as an unnecessary diversion and pauses on the way out and says, “When the Lord closes a door, somewhere he opens a…

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