Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27 KJV In this scripture, Jesus comforts his followers. The disciples found it troubling when the Lord explained that he was going back to...
He is before all things, and in him all things are held together. Colossians 1:17 WEB Praise God and praise Jesus Christ who was and is and will always be. God, for a time, walked among people. The Lord knows the suffering of mankind. Jesus experienced humanity for himself and died on the cross to...
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24 WEB Jesus spoke the words “God is Spirit” to a Samaritan woman he met at Jacob’s well in Sychar. When Christ first encountered her, the Lord asked the Samaritan woman for a drink from the water she drew from the...
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Luke 8:11 WEB Chapter eight of Luke’s gospel includes Jesus’ Parable of the Sower. Luke begins the chapter describing the Lord’s traveling and spreading the good news of God’s kingdom. Further, Luke reveals the devotion of several...
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit, 1 Peter 3:18 WEB The third chapter of Peter’s first epistle begins with an appeal to Christlike behavior. Also, Peter...
Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ: Romans 1:6 KJV Jesus said in John 6:37-39, “All those whom the Father gives me will come to me. He who comes to me I will in no way throw out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. This is the...
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Hebrews 12:14 KJV Chapter twelve of Paul’s letter to the Hebrews begins with an appeal to leave sinful things behind. Paul encourages his readers to focus on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith. Using the...
But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, 1 Timothy 4:1 WEB In chapter four of Paul’s first letter to Timothy, he warns of the danger presented to the church by false teachers. Paul credits...
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35 WEB Before his arrest and crucifixion, Jesus prepared his disciples for his death. Christ taught them the importance of genuine love for one another. The Lord said in John 13:34-35, “A new...
Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father. John 14:12 WEB In chapter fourteen of John’s gospel, Jesus prepared his disciples to accept the truth of his divinity. As his suffering...
Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John. John 4:1 WEB The popularity of Jesus’ ministry rose quickly from the beginning. And Christ understood the jealousy of his religious opposition. To avoid trouble with the...
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Ephesians 2:1 KJV Chapter two of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians begins with a core principle of the Christian faith. Namely, repentant sinners who place faith in Christ pass from death to eternal life. Paul’s message stresses that...
