Ephesians 6:12,“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Romans 9:33;“As it is written: ‘See, I lay in Zion (The essenc...
People are saying, “We’re in this together.” Because of our trust in a faithful God, we know for certain that he is with us as well.“He is before all things, and in him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:17). Each of us will find ways to get through the confusion, ag...
and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed” (Psalm 28:7-8). We’re weak and powerless on our own, but He upholds us with His strength. ...
They saw the fulfillment of the promise God had made to all people, not just the Jews, in the Garden of Eden. There He promised that “the woman” and her “seed” would take up, definitively, the battle waged against mankind by His enemy, the Serpent. The magi “prostrated themselves...
Is all our righteousness as filthy rags? The Bible makes an often overlooked distintion between self-righteousness and true righteousness. God does not view our righteous acts as filthy rags, but as costly apparel purchased with the blood of Christ. ...
Extremists do not recognize how ordinary we all are and that we can have community despite our differences. They typically see others as inferior to themselves and diversity as a threat to their existence. Life as an extremist Becoming an extremist is easy, but living as one is hard. They ...
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they could uproot trees and crumble mountains. Lord, I need more faith like the disciples. Increase my faith and make me a mover of mountains. Grow my belief in You alone so that I would be strong in the Lord and ready to battle against the doubts planted by the enemy. Lord, increase...
The Case Against Certainty-Seeking Faith Feeling over-certain in your beliefs is the cause of religious extremism and acts of violence in the name of God. It’s an interesting point, and certainly relevant to our time. Boyd contends that this wouldn’t occur if people were more doubtful and...
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what...