What causes fights and quarrels among you?

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What causes fights and quarrels among you?

Dear friends, I urge you, ...to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 1 Peter 2:11

“…comes from rejecting God as our highest treasure and our ultimate satisfaction and our supreme love.” -John Piper

But he gives more grace… James 4:6

6 Steps to Living in Grace

6 Steps to Living in Grace Submit to God

6 Steps to Living in Grace Submit to God Resist the Devil Come near to God

6 Steps to Living in Grace Submit to God Resist the Devil Come near to God “Wash your hands”

6 Steps to Living in Grace Submit to God Resist the Devil Come near to God “Wash your hands” Purify your minds

6 Steps to Living in Grace Submit to God Resist the Devil Come near to God “Wash your hands” Purify your minds Grieve, mourn, wail…

God resists the proud, But gives grace the humble... …Humble yourself in the before the Lord and He will lift you up.