Posts Tagged ‘Jesus Christ’
Why are you a Christian?
Why are you a Christian? Have you ever asked yourself the question why? More specifically, “Why am I a Christian?” It does us good from time to time to ask ourselves this question. Do you know the answer? Maybe another question you can ask yourself is, “Is Jesus entrusting Himself to me?” John 2:23…
Read MorePaul’s Strength
Through Philippians 4:13 lets learn how to gain the same strength that Paul had. Who is “I”? Answer: The apostle Paul who is writing this letter to the Philippian church. He is thanking them for a gift and writing to encourage them to find their joy in Jesus. What does Paul mean by “can do”?…
Read MoreWork out what you have!
Work our what you have! The book of Philippians is a book of Joy. Paul’s admonition is to rejoice always! He says this multiple times in the book. One of the commands he gives is to work out our salvation with fear and trembling. Another way of saying this is work hard to understand…
Read MoreTrue Rest
True Rest The people that the writer of Hebrews was writing to seemed to be experiencing a lack of rest during that time. They may have been characterized by complaining, a lack of perspective on the current situation, and an incapability to communicate truth about God in an effective manner. There also seemed to…
Read MoreThe Gift of Holiness
Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” The Gift of Holiness Exodus 20:18-19 reads, “All the people perceived the thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound…
Read MoreJesus Lives
Hebrews 10:1 “For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near.” Jesus Lives The Law was and is the foundation of Jewish…
Read MoreThe Fix
Acts 17:31 “Because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead.” The Fix The Daily News out of New York projected a title on 12/3/2015 that reads, “GOD ISN’T…
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