“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he...
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love, having predestined us for adoption...
They said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.” John 4:42 WEB Jesus met a woman in Samaria drawing water from a well. The locals called the water source Jacob’s well because...
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. Jude 1:21 KJV As Christians, how do we stay strong in times of adversity? Jude has the answer. Keep the focus on God and do his will, seeking the mercy of Jesus Christ. When we are separated from...
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, Philippians 3:13 NIV It can be tempting to look at the good or the bad things in the past and get stuck in reflection. Someone might feel...
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised. If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith also is in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:13-14 WEB What do you believe about life after death? Do you think that once we die it is over? Do you think...
“Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.” Genesis 28:15 WEB Jacob had set out on a journey. He stopped after sunset and found a rock to lay his head on...
So then, let’s follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up. Romans 14:19 WEB In Romans 14, Paul discusses things that cause conflict among those who have faith. He begins the chapter with an example of a man who has faith to eat anything. He compared...
I am he that lived, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Revelation 1:18 KJV In this amazing passage from Revelation, John reveals the power Jesus has over life, death, judgment, and salvation. Christ is the only biblical figure that...
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of separation, Ephesians 2:13-14 WEB Our sin separates us from God. In these passages, Paul is writing about how far from God the Gentiles...
My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek. Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, God my Savior. Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. Psalm 27:8-10 NIV...
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Galatians 6:14 NIV Paul is announcing that he is dead to the world and the world is dead to him because of his belief in the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ. At the...
