39. “The scripture is God’s plan on how we are to live our lives here and what we are to do to have eternal life.”– Deborah Norville 40. “Sometimes I haven’t understood why he has done things and why things happened, but I know that God has a plan.”– Jan Brewer God’s...
Oh, to bring an offering of great measure can never compare to the great treasure in which Jesus paid. However, to operate from the secret place — where it is all for His glory — still brings incredible pleasure to His heart. I want to please Him. Don’t you? I want to bring a ...
dark place, a until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, thatno prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit."2 Peter 1:19-...
Another confidence-building scripture is tucked into the book of Nahum: “The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him” (1:7). If we put our minds to it, every one of us can attest to the truth of those statements, because the Lord is go...
Click on the box to play the memory scripture. Psalm 103:1-5 Audio Player 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefit...
The doctrine of creation, for example (see Creation), than which none is more clearly taught or more frequently emphasized in Sacred Scripture, is radically opposed to Pantheism—creation as the sacred writers understand it being the voluntary act of a free agent bringing creatures into being out...
And as water brings life to the desert, so God’s grace brings the miracle of life to our hearts. His lavish grace falls like rain[1]; and oh, what a transformation takes place! Consider the following aspects of renewal: 1.God’s grace cleanses the dusty grime of sin from our souls...
The post-modern culture of today dismisses the notion of any absolute authority and encourages individuals to be their own judges of what is right and what is wrong. People can do this by picking and choosing what in the Scripture they will believe and follow. Or they can do this by mixin...
The truth, however, is that while the gospel does tell us how to have eternal life so that we can go to heaven when we die (I call this “The Target Truth” inThe Gospel According to Scripture), this truth is relatively small compared to the large number and wide variety of gospel tr...
No, Hebrews 9:22 specifically states that this these things are “according to the law.” Of course, those of us who hold to the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture don’t see much difference between something the law stated and something God stated, and yet we must be careful because ...