God’s Promises and the Unexpected Path to Get There
“He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David. . . ” Luke 1: 32. One can’t help...
Category: Repentance/obedience
How to Be Righteous in One Difficult Step
“Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is devious in his ways despises him” Proverbs 14: 2. Faith and Patience The reason one must fear the Lord to be upright (or righteous) is that...
The Grace of God to this Sinner
“Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.. . ” Romans 5: 20. This familiar verse tells us essentially that we can’t out sin grace. I’ve...
Afflicted but not Crushed
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. . . “ 2 Corinthians 4: 8, 9. This passage doesn’t just apply to...
Endurance and Perfection in the Bible: The Link
“And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying, ‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means...
How To Be an Overcomer from the Inside Out
“. . . and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be...
What Does It Really Mean to Trust in the Lord?
“Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him” Proverbs 30: 5. To take refuge in God is to trust Him or yield to His ways and...
How God Protects Us
“And the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying, ‘Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout...
Repentance in the Bible: Is It Required for Forgiveness?
“It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the disaster that I intend to do to them, so that everyone may turn from his evil way, and that I may forgive their iniquity...
Why We Should Get Rid of Sin at Any Cost
“The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst” Deuteronomy 17: 7. This...