I’ve been thrust into some real introspection recently. It’s been said that though we have been saved by grace, we can’t just live by grace. There are too many imperatives in the Bible. So, we need to live by “grace, BUT…., here is what we have today DO to live the Christ...
The Bible is filled with the story of God using imperfect people to accomplish His purpose. There are many examples of God’s mercy and grace in the Old Testament. David is perhaps the most prominent example: he was called “a man after God’s own heart” despite his great sins. David...
Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight ...
Saving faith is more than believing Jesus existed; it’s fully trusting in Him for salvation and surrendering our lives to Him. The Assembly's Shorter Catechism defines it well: “Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, where we receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation, as He ...
We can’t earn salvation. Instead, salvation is a gift God gives us through faith in Jesus. Read these Bible verses about faith to discover how it’s a foundational element of God’s grace and salvation. — I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so ...
However, what the Bible records is very limited. This is a fact that no one can deny. Brothers and sisters, God is an ever-new and never-old God. In each age, He does a new work and expresses new words. Like in the Age of the Grace, the Lord Jesus did a new work and ex...
Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches.English Standard VersionNow there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades.Berean Standard BibleNow there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep ...
"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins" (1 John 4:10). DO YOU BELIEVE THAT JESUS LOVES YOU? . ...AND LET US KNOW THAT ALL BELIEVERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN A SPECIAL PART IN THE TELLING
The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.King James BibleThe way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.New King James VersionThe way of the LORD is strength for the upright, But ...
The textbook I used in seminary was Grasping God’s Word. I think it’s a very good resource. I have the second edition but any edition is probably useful–even a used copy. To translate the Greek, BlueLetter Bible is a helpful online resource that is free. There are other resources...