Governing Your Temperament

Pastor Paul continues Own It where the challenge is issued to the idea that faith is just belief and calls us as believers to take true ownership of our spiritual lives. Paul reads from Hebrews on moving from “milk” to “solid food,” and the emphasis of spiritual maturity—shifting from passive receiving to active pursuit and discipline. We are led through the process of understanding what this entails and land at the governance of temperament: recognizing that while our natural dispositions are shaped by both nature and nurture, they are not excuses for behavior or they are not destiny. Instead, we are called to bring our thoughts, emotions, and actions under the authority of Christ through intentional renewal of the mind, self-control, and the work of the Holy Spirit. We are challenged to shift from self-justification (“this is just how I am”) to transformation, reminding us that real faith produces change, and that in Christ, we are invited to move from indulgence to ownership and become new, renewed people.

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