Our environments shape us, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t grow out of the habit of immediate labeling.Scripture guides us by explaining that we should not judge others but rather learn from them and in doing so arrive to a new understanding of who they are as well as who we sh...
39One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” 40But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence?
The angels are not only judging our behavior on earth, but will also come with Christ to judge the world at the end of time (Matt. 16:27; 24:31; 1 Thess. 4:16; 2 Thess. 1:7). Some of the angels rebelled against God, were cast out of heaven and condemned to hell (2 Peter...
17saying: “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign. 18The nations were angry, and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets...
and of both joints and marrow (the deepest parts of our nature), exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 ”. Someone told me, “It will preach!”. My prayer is that it will awaken your faith and ignite a spark of God’s life in you as you...
dunghill and on jewel, though it be true that in the one its rays breed corruption and in the other draw out beauty. That great love wraps us all, is older than our sins, and is not deflected by them. So that is the first thing that Christ’s mission tells us about God’s love...
“…for when you judge someone else, you are passing judgment against yourself; since you who are judging do the same things he does.” CJB Okay, wait a minute. You said we, as Christians, will not receive God’s wrath and judgment because that all went on Christ at the Cross. ...
Rom. 5:5 – this “hope” does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. Our hope is assured if we persevere to the end. Rom. 8:24 – this “hope” of salvation that Paul writes about is unnecessary if salvation is guaranteed....
Bible Verses about Faith - Scripture Quotes to Remember in Hard Times We have collected our favorite Bible verses about having faith and finding hope for the situations that cause us to stumble. God tells us that we will have troubles in this world ... ...
1 Peter 1:6-7 – Peter teaches about testing faith by purgatorial fire as described in Wisdom 3:5-6 and Sirach 2:5. 1 Peter 1:17 – God judging each one according to his deeds refers to Sirach 16:12 – God judges man according to his deeds. ...