This boldness is not arrogance but a confident assurance rooted in the finished work of Christ. It reflects the believer's newfound status as a child of God, who can approach the Father without fear of rejection or condemnation. Historically, this boldness contrasts with the fear and trepidation...
exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus ...
Remember in Genesis when God created Adam and Eve, we are told that we were created in the image and likeness of God. When we sinned, we lost much of that image of God, and now Paul is calling us back to what we originally were intended to be. He calls us here in Ephesians 5:1...
你們死在過犯罪惡之中,他叫你們活過來。那時,你們在其中行事為人,隨從今世的風俗,順服空中掌權者的首領,就是現今在悖逆之子心中運行的邪靈。我們從前也都在
For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of lightGOD'S WORD® TranslationOnce you lived in the dark, but now the Lord has filled you with light. Live as children who have light.Good News TranslationYou yourselves used to be in the darkness, but ...
Obviously, none of your parents want to kill you, but the truth of the matter here is that God promises long life to those who obey and honor their parents. Do you want to have a long life or don’t you? Do you want to have a good life, or don’t you?
Our God is Creator of heaven and earth and everything in between. We need not cede the atmosphere to Satan and his minions; the devil is a usurper of God's creation, not its rightful resident.In our deadness, we mindlessly follow the value systems of the culture around us --"the ...
When he was a child, he didn’t grow up wishing he could be in prison.Yet even in the midst of the imprisonment – in this non-ideal job – he still lived in a way that he glorified God!There is something we can learn from him about this. You may not be in your ideal job. ...
Learn about the full armor of God described in Ephesians 6:14-18. The 7 parts of the armor of God help us stand against the devil's schemes.
solution. He writes of nothing less than a 'new creation.'" John Stott expounds Paul's theme of uniting all things in Christ by uniting his church and breaking down all that seperates us from God, one ethnic group from another, husband from wife, parent from child, master from slave....