Our faith in Christ should be a way of life not a fulfilling of religious duties
Romans 12:1-2 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.…
Luke 23:42 And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” When Jesus was crucified on the cross, the Bible tells us that He was not crucified alone. As Jesus hung upon the cross, to His left and to His right hung two other men upon their own crosses. Jesus was crucified though he…
When we put our faith in Christ, God moves over to our side
Romans 8:31-39 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be[i] against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who…
Every human effort to enter the kingdom will always fail us
Mark 10:23-27 23 And Jesus, looking around, said to His disciples, “How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!” 24 The disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go…
Paul the apostle lived with a heavy heart
Romans 9:1-5 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. 4 They are Israelites, and to…
The Word of God is the only unwavering, unchangeable principle in the universe
Matthew 24:35 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” In Matthew 24, Jesus tells about the passing of history and the tribulation of world events that will lead up to His second coming. He also speaks about the difficulties His followers will face in this fallen world. They must be…
We pray daily that we will live in the reality of the Kingdom that has come
Matthew 6:9-10 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.[a] Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. In response to that request Jesus gave them what we call the “Lord’s Prayer” (Matthew 6:9-13). Though many…
We are more blessed when we give than when we look to receive
Acts 20:35 “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Paul the apostle speaks to the elders in the city of Ephesus in ancient Asia Minor. He knows that…
The love of God flows through us by the life of the Spirit within us
Acts 6:3 3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. There arose a dispute in the early church concerning the care of widows. Apparently, in the community of believers, a system was put in place to aid the…
We have opened our hearts wide
2 Corinthians 6:11-13 11 Dear friends in Corinth! We have spoken frankly to you; we have opened our hearts wide. 12 It is not we who have closed our hearts to you; it is you who have closed your hearts to us. 13 I speak now as though you were my children: show us the same feelings that we have…