Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Jeremiah 31:31 KJV Jeremiah was one of the last great prophets in the Old Testament. After the scattering of the northern ten tribes of Israel, God sent Jeremiah to warn...
The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. Acts 4:32 WEB This verse describes the level of commitment and unity present in the early church, the things in...
They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading. Nehemiah 8:8 WEB Nehemiah was a secular Jewish leader. He was not a prophet or a priest but participated in rebuilding the city of Jerusalem. Nehemiah lived in the time of the exile...
Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Matthew 7:21 WEB Scripture is clear that salvation comes by faith alone. As Paul writes in Ephesians 2:8-10, “for by grace you have been saved through faith,...
Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Micah 7:7 KJV In preceding verses, Micah describes the misery of living in Israel during a period of great corruption. With themes that are familiar today, he writes of the misconduct of his...
Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs out now. Don’t you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 WEB This prophecy from Isaiah gave the Israelites hope for a better future. Also, these words began to reveal God’s plan for salvation from sin...
that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth. Ephesians 4:22 WEB In...
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Leviticus 18:22 KJV This controversial scripture prohibiting men from having sex with one another comes from the Old Testament law of Moses. The Lord created us to exercise dominion over the earth. Additionally, he created...
But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s mouth.’” Matthew 4:4 WEB After Jesus fasted for forty days and forty nights, Satan tempted him three times. Each time, the Lord answered his adversary’s challenge with the written word...
Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise. John 5:19 WEB While attending one of the Jewish festivals in Jerusalem, Jesus encounters a paralyzed man....
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Ephesians 4:1 NIV Paul writes these words while confined for spreading the gospel message. This portion of his letter to the church at Ephesus informs them of his confinement. In addition, it...
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26 WEB After Lazarus died, Jesus came to Bethany to demonstrate the resurrection power of God. As Christ...
