“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received...
“And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling, and my message and...
The apostle Paul wrote a letter to the church of God which was at Corinth, “to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord.” (1 Corinthians 1:2) And to be sanctified is to be made holy, and a...
“How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good...
“And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the people say that I am?” They answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again.” And He said to them...
“What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him...
“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations...
“Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we...
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of...
Looking through the window glass,
What I’m seeing, need not ask.
People staring everywhere
Looking as if they don’t care.
World is going straight to hell,
For the most are under spell,
Hypnotized by what they see
On their teeny tiny screens.
World is lost in all their sins,
While the time is...
Q: Do you think that God still uses churches to share the good news of Jesus and to help believers grow in their faith?
Let’s define “church.”
The church is the ekklēsía, the universal body of believers in Jesus Christ who are of genuine God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ via dying with...
“First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who...
The day has dawned, the sun is shining,
And on God’s Word I’ve now been dining –
An open letter to His people,
To those who are, in truth, His pupils.
The Word of God tells us a story.
His words to us, they’re for His glory.
They teach us how we’re to live for Christ,
How for our sins Jesus...
I am reading in 2 Peter 2 about false prophets and false teachers among the believers in Jesus Christ, and I am noting some of their characteristic traits:
• They secretly introduce destructive heresies
• They malign the way of truth, the truth which comes from God
• In their greed...
“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’ The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs...
“Oh sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.
The Lord has made known his salvation;
he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his steadfast love and...