Arranged to resemble a menu from a classy restaurant, this site encourages you to 'eat the Word' by providing Appetizers (short--or not so short--studies on specific Bible topics, with commentary), Entrees (lists of Bible verses on specific topics, with
The passage in 2 Timothy 4:18 seems also to be a direct reference to the Lord's Prayer, as contained in the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke. St. Paul does not directly call the words ἡ γραφή, only treats them as of equal authority, which, if they were the words ...
On the other hand, when I find myself in difficult situations, whether with my back is to the wall or not, I believe God always expects me to do my part. (In scripture we’re often instructed with an “If…then.”) In the context of this story, the Israelites could have stood in...
Pray. Psalm 119:18 is an apt prayer: “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” When we’re dull in spirit, we can appropriate another of the psalmist’s prayer: “I am greatly afflicted; Renewandrevive me [giving me life], O LORD, according to Your wor...
Confess that you are trusting Jesus as your personal Savior. Since Jesus is alive, you can talk to him. This is called prayer. So talk to him right now, in your own words, accept his invitation to know him. It’s simple faith through grace, the kind of faith a little child would ...
We Christians are not immune to really difficult things happening to us. Paul’s prayer that the thorn be removed helps us to know it’s okay to pray for a change in circumstances. We pray for change and rescue. And sometimes God’s answer is YES. ...
20 Bible Verses About Prayer–The Bible says some amazing quotes about Prayer. Check out these Bible verses. 25 Bible Verses About Love–What does the Bible say about love? Check out these great scriptures and quotes. 10 Bible Verses About God’s Promises–Check out these powerful Bible verse...
But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, 18 and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. Revelation 1:12-18 ESV (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016) Why this is important: ...
as one who is really in thereal presenceof the risen Lord in the prayerful reading of Scripture. Meditating on Scripture can and should be a real-time experience of communion with the living Christ.” Not only are we called to see Christ in all of Scripture, it is through Scripture that...
History teaches us of the outcomes of extremism. Extremists, political or religious, grow fruits on the same old tree. Ultimately, they rot as they ripen. What Paul called “works of the flesh” (Gal 5:19 ESV) are commonly seen in extremists: “sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, id...