The life I now live I live by believing in God's Son, who loved me and took the punishment for my sins.Good News Translationso that it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. This life that I live now, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me ...
Jesus took our punishment upon Himself, and He is the only One who can save us from sin and death. See Acts 4:12 and John 14:6. 25 As he said also in Hosea, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. 26 And it shall come...
Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are ...
As God commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our (the true believers) hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, according to II Corinthians 4:1-7, specifically verse 6; my spiritual 'Testimonies of God / Christ...
Apostle Paul under the powerful influence of the Holy Spirit tells us in Romans 3:23 that “everyone has sinned and is far away from God’s saving presence“. With this in mind, we are all guilty and deserve death as our punishment. But out of God’s unmeasured love for mankind, He...
Your Son took my place, took my punishment and my guilt on that day. He defeated sin and death, an accomplishment that only He could do. I know that my heart doesn’t always reflect the nature of love, the perfect nature of Jesus. I beg Father, that you continue work in my heart,...
That’s a pretty serious punishment. And there’s Jesus’ crucifixion, and that was a very serious punishment. He was being punished on our behalf. These punishments give us an idea how seriously God takes sin. …….. THIS IS HOW JESUS WILL SOLVE THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS. HE WILL REMOVE ...
“I couldn’t do anything without rituals. They invaded every aspect of my life. Counting really bogged me down. I would wash my hair three times as opposed to once because three was a good luck number and one wasn’t. It took me longer to read because I’d count the lines in a ...
and that they could have been inside the city with His saints; but now they are outside with another master, the master of their own choosing. They will see that, though Jesus willingly took upon Himself the punishment that was theirs, they spurned Him, and now they are forced to stand...
If we let go of our own wants and desires, we can more resoundingly accomplish God’s will in this place. Jesus said in verse 17, “if you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.” The word ‘blessed’ generally refers to the happiness that accompanies God’s favor. And...