Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path. I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances. Psalm 119:105-106 WEB We receive the law of God in the holy scriptures preserved in the bible. In this psalm, we read of the author’s deep appreciation of...
Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. John 2:19 WEB This passage is from the story of Jesus clearing out the temple courts in Jerusalem. As the time for the Jewish Passover drew near, Christ went to Jerusalem for the celebration. Upon his arrival, Jesus...
I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:28 WEB During the Festival of Dedication, Hanukkah, at the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem, Jews approached Jesus asking him to plainly reveal whether or not he is the Messiah. Jesus...
For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in, and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, ‘Sit here in a good place;’ and you tell the poor man, ‘Stand there,’ or ‘Sit by my footstool’...
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 WEB The general consensus among biblical scholars is that Solomon wrote the book of Ecclesiates. The author identifies himself as the “teacher” or “preacher” depending upon which translation we consider....
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” John 4:10 WEB Chapter four of John’s gospel begins with Jesus’ awareness that his success at winning new followers upset...
You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you. John 15:16 WEB Here, Jesus is speaking directly to his hand picked disciples. In previous...
He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. Luke 4:16 WEB In chapter four of his gospel account, Luke shifts from presenting the circumstances of Jesus’ birth and early life to the beginning of his...
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...
But know this: that in the last days, grievous times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,...
Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. James 1:13 WEB The epistle written by James, the brother of Jesus, begins with a greeting addressing the twelve tribes of Israel scattered throughout the world. He identifies...
Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father....
