{"id":85271,"date":"2025-03-03T12:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=85271"},"modified":"2025-03-03T12:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:22:06","slug":"a-high-wide-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/a-high-wide-change\/","title":{"rendered":"A High, Wide Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

by David Gibson<\/p>\n

Lloyd Deal told our congregation about a song he heard Kenyan Christians sing:<\/p>\n

There’s been a high, wide change since I’ve been born again [repeated three times].
\nSome places I used to go I don’t go there anymore.
\nSome things I used to say I don’t say them anymore.
\nSome things I used to do I don’t do them anymore.
\nSome friends I used to have I don’t have them anymore.<\/blockquote>\n

Overcoming Sin: A Self-Examination Checklist<\/h2>\n
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  1. Do I understand what the Bible says about sin and temptation? (Hebrews 3:13; 11:25; John 8:34; II Peter 2:19; Romans 6:21, 23)<\/li>\n
  2. Do I remember what God has done in my life? (I Corinthians 6:9-11)<\/li>\n
  3. Do I remember whose I am? (I Corinthians 6:19-20)<\/li>\n
  4. Do I remember what I am now? (I Peter 2:9-11)<\/li>\n
  5. Is my mindset conducive to victory over sin? (Romans 8:5-8; 12:1-2; Colossians 3:1-2; James 4:4-8)<\/li>\n
  6. Do I want, above all, to be pleasing and useful to God? (II Corinthians 5:9; Ephesians 5:5-10; I Thessalonians 4:1-8; II Timothy 2:19, 21)<\/li>\n
  7. Am I making a determined effort to put off the old self and put on the new? (Ephesians 4:22-32)<\/li>\n
  8. Am I not only trying to flee evil, but do I also pursue the good? (I Timothy 6:10-11; II Timothy 2:22)<\/li>\n
  9. \u00a0Am I doing what it takes to strengthen my faith for the struggle? (Ephesians 6:16; I Peter 5:8-9; I John 5:4)<\/li>\n
  10. Do I have a practical strategy for dealing with temptation? (Matthew 4:1-11; James 4:7; Ephesians 6:10-17; I Corinthians 10:13)<\/li>\n
  11. Am I willing to pay the price? (Matthew 5:29-30; I Corinthians 9:24-27; Galatians 5:24; I Peter 4:1-4)<\/li>\n
  12. Am I trying to make Christ the focus of my life instead of sin? (Ephesians 4:17-21; Hebrews 2:18; 12:1-3)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come<\/em>” (II Corinthians 5:17 NASB).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    “A high, wide change.”<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    by David Gibson Lloyd Deal told our congregation about a song he heard Kenyan Christians sing: There’s been a high, wide change since I’ve been born again [repeated three times]. Some places I used to go I don’t go there anymore. Some things I used to say I don’t say them anymore. Some things I…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[674,50],"class_list":["post-85271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-change","tag-repentance"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42825,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-fear-im-becoming-a-lukewarm-christian\/","url_meta":{"origin":85271,"position":0},"title":"I fear I’m becoming a lukewarm Christian","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 3, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have been a Christian for about five years now. 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