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5 days ago · From the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. 53:2-3 He had no form or comeliness that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows ...
5 days ago · The word “life” in v. 14 refers to “heaven.” The gate to heaven is “narrow” in the sense of having a particular requirement for entrance or admission: faith in Jesus Christ. Salvation is found only in the person of Jesus ; he’s the only way we can be granted eternal life in heaven. The “wide” gate is non-exclusive; it allows ...
2 days ago · What we bury is not forgotten. It is being denied or repressed. We cannot truly forget, but we can keep on forgetting, and keep on remembering that Christ has forgiven even that which we cannot forget. Paul’s past mistakes couldn’t trump God’s present forgiveness. As you pray, ask God to keep reminding you of his ongoing forgiveness.
5 days ago · Start Your Day with Your Mind on Things Above. Our Bible verse of the day is an easy, everyday, and creative way to keep Scripture in the front of your mind. Access thousands of illustrations to help you study, memorize, and abide in God’s Word.
3 days ago · 1822 – Charity is the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God. 1823 – Jesus makes charity the new commandment. 96 By loving his own “to the end,” 97 he makes manifest the Father’s love which he receives. By loving one another, the disciples imitate ...
5 days ago · Verse 17 (especially when verse 14 is ignored) seems to imply the sufficiency of Scripture "for every good work," but no connection is made to salvation, a key part of the faith. Verse 15 connects ...
3 days ago · 29 Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not men. 30 The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from death, after you had killed him by nailing him to a cross. 31 God raised him to his right side as Leader and Savior, to give the people of Israel the opportunity to repent and have their sins forgiven. 32 We are witnesses to ...
