He Who is the King of Kings hath appeared, arrayed in His most wondrous glory, and is summoning you unto Himself, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Take heed lest pride deter you from recognizing the Source of Revelation, lest the things of this world shut you out as by a veil...
For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to what is seen but to what is unseen, for what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal. (2 Corinthians 4:16-18) Rejoice in hope, endure in ...
One of the thingsthat I really love about what King David is saying in this particular verse here is that it’s awhenGod is angry. He’s slow to anger, but he does indeed get angry. Personally, I’m reminded of times when the Holy Spirit’s conviction on my heart is exactly what ...
Even after its destruction, the prophets remained firm in their conviction that God would restore His temple to its former glory as an international place of worship. • The Davidic monarch ruled over all twelve tribes. It was only under David and Solomon, that both Judah and all the ...
certain relevant scripture texts commencing in Genesis and ending in The Revelation, it is explained that God purposed, through the creation, to have a people with whom He might find satisfaction in dwelling, and also, a people through whom His virtues might be displayed to manifest His glory...
38“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 39Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” 40“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” ...
Scripture reminds us that we are all undeserving of God’s goodness, for “There is no one righteous, not even one... for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:10, 23). If God dealt with us strictly based on fairness, we would face His righteous judgment ...
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” Luke 2:13-14(NIV)Read the Chapter Wednesday, December 25, 2024 ...
As Paul states in Romans 3:23: ‘All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.’And from the standpoint of history this teaching should not be a dogma of the faith. It originated in the fifth century with the heretics Pelagius and Celestius56and was universally rejected by both ...
lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one ...