For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, Titus 2:11 WEB This scripture encourages an understanding of the willingness of God to forgive sinners and reconcile them to his holiness. God’s grace that brings salvation to all men is a reference to Jesus Christ as the Savior of...
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17 WEB Jesus, as the Son of God, was present at the moment of creation. As we read of Christ in John 1:1-3, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God....
The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted,to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed, and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. Luke...
For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:13 WEB In this verse from his letter to the Romans, Pau quotes a promise from the prophet Joel. Joel 2:32 says, “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount...
Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works. Psalm 119:27 WEB Jewish tradition teaches that King David wrote this psalm to teach his son Solomon the Hebrew alphabet. Beyond that, the psalm teaches spiritual lessons, providing foundational support...
Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!” Luke 1:28 WEB The physician Luke, a companion of Paul, begins the first chapter of his gospel account with the reason for his writing. As a scholarly man, Luke carefully...
Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood. Acts 20:28 WEB In this portion of the Book Of Acts, Paull urges church leaders to shepherd the assembly of...
He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light. John 1:8 WEB John begins his gospel describing Jesus as the Word of God. He relates that Christ existed in the beginning and participated in all of creation. As John writes in John 1:3-5, “All things were made through him....
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you. John 14:26 WEB These words follow Jesus’ promise to send the Holy Spirit after his departure. As Jesus prepares his faithful for his death,...
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:7 WEB Light is cleansing and so is the blood of Jesus Christ. The blood of Jesus washes away sin for those who accept him as Lord and...
Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. Acts 2:1 WEB The word “Pentecost” derives from the Greek word for “fiftieth.” It is seven weeks and a day after the Sabbath associated with the Feast of Unleavened Bread. On the Day of Pentecost, The Holy Spirit...
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:11 WEB These words of Christ directly refer to prophetic words from Isaiah and Ezekiel. By calling himself the good shepherd, Jesus reveals his fulfillment of prophecy and makes claim to his divinity as the Messiah...
