First Church Charlotte

February 7, 2021 | Pastor Nathan Elms Always remember that although we fight spiritual battles every day, the Spiritual war has already been won by Jesus Christ. During our battles with temptation; which is part of the fallen human experience, keep in mind that: We need a long-term view of our Christian journey... Hebrews 12:1 NLT We cannot quit! Your enemy isn’t going to quit! This means that though we lose a battle, we cannot stop fighting. Proverbs 24:16 It's not a question of whether we will fail, it's a question of how we respond to failure. Without failure, we can't expect to learn. The only way a high jumper can discover his limit is to jump until he misses. That's why Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft, says, "Success is a terrible teacher." We cannot, and do not earn our salvation with "doing good". The good that we do simply is a witness to, and reflects our love and worship for the One that saves us.