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How a Christian behaves may open doors of opportunity, or it may slam them shut. Although reputation with the world should never come before love and fear of God, the New Testament clearly calls believers to lives of public repute—of humility and obedience that demonstrate the Gospel’s moral beauty and civic value to a watching world. Generally speaking, Scripture teaches that a faithful Christian is also a good neighbor and citizen.

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“Only on the footing of free grace can the most experienced and most honored of the saints approach their God.”
—C. H. Spurgeon

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As he drew his first letter to a close, the apostle Peter focused in on the reality of suffering that his recipients would endure and the need for leaders to shepherd their flocks well. Like every caring pastor, Peter realized that the people to whom he was writing needed to know God and live in the light of His truth. In his message “Anchored by Grace,” Alistair Begg examines Peter’s instructions, which include an admonition to embrace true, godly humility:

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“One thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13–14 ESV)

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Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land.
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more;
Feed me till I want no more.

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Tiago Santos is the executive director of Ministério Fiel, located in Brazil. Over the past three years, Truth For Life has had the exciting privilege of partnering with Ministério Fiel to translate books by Alistair into Portuguese. Four titles, including Truth For Life: 365 Daily Devotions, Volume 1, Name Above All Names, The Christian Manifesto, and Preaching for God’s Glory are now complete and reaching Portuguese-speaking people in Brazil, Portugal, Angola, and Mozambique.

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In running the Christian race, have you ever felt like quitting? Do you wonder if you’ll make it to the finish line at all? The fact is, many things stand in the way of our Christian progress. It’s “through many dangers, toils, and snares,”¹ John Newton famously wrote, that we enter the kingdom.

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Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,
Unuttered or expressed,
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.

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“Christian doctrines are life-shaping. They show us the God we worship.” —Sinclair B. Ferguson

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“I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.”
Psalm 57:9

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