You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me. John 5:39 WEB When you search the scriptures, the psalms, the prophets, and the law received by Moses predate and testify to the coming of Christ and the love of God. The...
They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” Acts 16:31 WEB At the beginning of chapter sixteen in Acts, Paul and Silas went to Lystra where Timothy joined them. As they travel from town to town, they deliver rules decided by the apostles and elders...
You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden. Matthew 5:14 WEB In the previous verse, Jesus calls his disciples the salt of the earth. Here, Jesus uses another metaphor to describe his followers. Christ calls his faithful the light of the world. As followers of the Son...
Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you. Luke 6:38 WEB In this section of the sixth chapter of Luke, Jesus continues to teach the godly concept of...
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, Ephesians 1:7 WEB These words about Jesus concerning the riches of his grace come to us from Paul’s praises of God and the Lord, Jesus Christ, in the opening of his letter to...
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” John 20:19 NIV Chapter twenty of John’s gospel account begins with the discovery of Jesus’ empty...
For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek. Romans 1:16 WEB Our beliefs directly affect our actions in life. Faith in God leads the believer in submission to something greater than...
My Father who has given them to me is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one. John 10:29-30 WEB The Old Testament promises a Messiah. Because of this, many came to assert their fulfillment of this promise. In the first potion of chapter...
Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs, which you have set by themselves, mean?” Genesis 21:29 WEB When disputes arise, it sometimes takes extraordinary efforts to resolve them. God himself demonstrated his mercy to mankind with the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, resolving the rift...
For there are three who testify: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as one. 1 John 5:7-8 WEB Scripture is the inspired word of God. As we read in 2 Timothy 3:16, “Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in...
But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. Matthew 25:31 WEB In the previous chapter of Matthew’s gospel account, Jesus gives prophecy concerning the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem and describes the signs of...
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:8 WEB James begins chapter four of his epistle with an appeal to submit to God rather than follow worldly ambitions. He rhetorically questions the cause of quarrels...
