The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit. John 3:8 WEB With these words, Christ explains to Nicodemus the mystery of rebirth in the Spirit of God. The Greek word “pneuma” means both...
God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 WEB This verse records the creation of mankind in God’s image. In the previous verse, God gave his reasoning for the creation of man. We read in Genesis 1:26 “God said, ‘Let us make man...
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 KJV In a few famous words, the sixteenth verse of the third chapter of John’s gospel reveals God’s love for sinful humanity, the sacrifice of...
But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death. Revelation 21:8 WEB These are the words of God as recorded by John of Patmos concerning...
For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from God’s love which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 WEB In previous...
For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12 WEB In this statement, Paul uses the metaphor of a human body to describe the church. Many times in his first letter to the Corithians, Paul refers to the...
Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. Acts 17:11 WEB Revealing himself as the Messiah, Jesus said in John 5:39, “You search the Scriptures, because you...
Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division Luke 1:8 WEB This verse describes Zacharias, the Father of John the Baptist, performing his duty for the priest’s office. As a Levite, he and many others took turns performing ceremonial rites as members of the...
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 WEB In the previous verses, Paul greeted the Corinthians and offered thanksgiving for the grace God gave the church in Jesus Christ. He then briefly addressed...
But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land? Acts 5:3 WEB At the end of chapter four of the Book of Acts, Luke describes how the early church members shared their wealth with the church. Some sold houses, others...
Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:25 WEB In his letter to the Hebrews, Paul devotes the entirety of chapter seven to the priesthood of two men. First, Paul discusses...
In him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:4 WEB This statement is a part of John’s initial description of Jesus Christ as the Savior of mankind. Calling Christ “the light of men,” John makes early reference to the life force present in the Son of God. John’s first three verses...
