God is sinless. The prophet Habakkuk wrote of God: "Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrong." (Habakkuk 2:13a). The holiness of God was awesome. But sin separates us from God. The prophet Isaiah wrote: "But your iniquities have separated you from your God;...
This doxology teaches us several things about our Lord. Verse 24 tells us God is able to keep us from stumbling. “Stumbling” here is a reference to eternal stumbling; thus, this verse assures us of the power of God to keep His people in His grace, thus securing us in our salvation....
The Apostle Paul echoes the same promise in Romans 8:38-39, where he says that nothing “in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”The one in whom we take refuge cannot lose us. He cannot fail. No one can overpower him. If we...
and where be all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.GOD'S WORD® TranslationGideon responded, "Excuse me, sir! But if the LORD is with us...
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? / As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” / No, in all these things we are ...
Christ Jesus, who died–more than that, who was raised to life–is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “Fo...
Those with dementia need not speak. Not even the disease’s ravages can separate us from God’s radical grace and love. We don’t really know what turning to him looks like in deep dementia, but we can know that God doesn’t require that we have the right words. ...
“…nothingin all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed inChrist Jesusour Lord.”~Romans8:39 I saw the Hallmark Valentine commercial. I have to admit, I’m a sap for romantic gestures, especially this time of year…ok, I’m pretty much a ...
A union of two hearts sealed by God’s blessing, is a serious and sacred undertaking, which is why we are told in Matthew 19:6 NIV, “So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” It is through the little connections that happen...
We know He died on the cross for our sins, that He was buried in a tomb, and that He rose 3 days later. Here is a way to help your child understand this story better. This empty tomb craft is a great way to show your child that Jesus overcame death and rose again. Easter ...