Peter, justified before God, declares that Jesus has the words of eternal life. In Luke 22:31-32, Jesus prays for Peter that his faith may not fail and charges him to strengthen the rest of the
This was not and is not the way of Jesus. He loves others. He prays for others and we are invited to do the same. Genesis 1:27- “So God created mankind in his own image, in theimage of Godhe created them; male and female he created them.” ...
we are to read the Bible as both Law and Promise. Thus, while the Bible does convict us of wrong being and doing, it also calls us out of ourselves, and beyond ourselves, to the promise of grace and forgiveness in Jesus Christ. Our worth and acceptance are ...
In the gospel this Sunday, we have at least one answer to this question. In the gospel Jesus does pray for you. At the end of a long speech (we call the Farewell Discourse), Jesus prays for his disciples and all those who believe because of the words of the disciples. If you belie...
Asking for the Blood of Jesus to cover this! Or, I have turned from the Light: { I know I should pray every day, the Bible says to pray without ceasing, but I just don't feel like praying today, God will understand, He knows my heart. He knows I ...
How could God, when once the Daystar of the beauty of Jesus had disappeared from the sight of His people, and ascended unto the fourth heaven, cause His holy Book, His most great testimony amongst His creatures, to disappear also? What would be left to that people to cling to from the...
Jesus the Lion of Judah became a Lamb who was slain… That’s the key not only to his identity but also to our identity and future. Hehas madeusa kingdom– The kingdom is something he accomplishes, something he has accomplished for us. ...
For we’re going to inherit the earth. So many people work, try to achieve and accomplish to earn an inheritance, and yet notice Jesus makes a promise that when we pursue meekness, the inheritance is going to be given to us. There’s great hope in meekness. Jesus goes on to say, ...
16:12,14 – The 2,000 year-old Catholic position on salvation is that we are saved by Jesus Christ and Him alone (cf. Acts 15:11; Eph. 2:5). But by the grace of Christ, we achieve the salvation God desires for us through perseverance in both faith and works. Many Protestants, ...
for the whole body of the Jews. Then in the same fashion another appeared, distinguished by his gray hair and dignity, and of marvelous majesty and authority. And Onias spoke, saying, "This is a man who loves the family of Israel and prays much for the people and the holy city—...