To mortify sin is to put sin to death within oneself, through the Holy Spirit. Another way to explain is to abase yourself to the Lord, and take up your cross to serve the Lord Christ (Luke 18:14, Matthew 16:24). Once the Lord delivers us from spiritual death and damnation, he wor...
The general tone of the Enlightenment was thus not friendly towards the Church, Scripture, or Christianity as a whole. Revelation as a source of truth and understanding was to be displaced. The Renaissance dictum that “Man is the measure of all things” was now the new sacred Gospel, and ...
Proverbs arc the daughters of daily experience. 谚语是日常经臆的结品。 Pull the chestnut out of fire. 火中取栗。 .f 丁, Put the cart before the horse 本末倒置。 Put your shoulder to the wheel. 鼎力相助。 Reading enriches the mind. 开券有益。 Reading is to the mind while exercise to...
It’s hard to see your parents slowly lose their identity. This is especially true for those who do not have a close relationship with our Lord. Those who seek their identity in people and things. This was/is both of my parents. For my Mom, she curled up with the resentment of a li...
Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction. —John of the Cross 256
deep and sincere thanks to all those who began or are still faithfully following 2023’s Daily Bible Reading Plan. And whether you did or didn’t or are brand new to our humble site, we pray you’ll consider taking a journey through Scripture with us and let the Old become new in ...
17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you [f]openly. Lay Up Treasures in Heaven 19 “Do not lay up for...
Jesus rose up off the cross and it’s a beautiful representation of how he rises us up out of the toughest situations. Out of the pit, he waters our souls, and he puts a new song into our mouths. As I’ve waited patiently I’ve witness the beauty that comes from ashes as my wear...
Scripture. Leviticus 19:2 (CJB). “Speak to the entire community of Isra’el; tell them, ‘You people are to be holy because I, Adonai your God, am holy.” Romans 7:12 (CJB). “So the Torah is holy; that is, the commandment is holy, just and good.” ...
Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light