John v.39 -- "Search the scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life, and they are they which testify of me." Eph. ii.20 -- "And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets." As in darkness there is need of a lantern without and the light of the eyes...
we acknowledge ourselves to be poor sinners and we address ourselves to the “Mother of Mercy,”the All-Holy One.We give ourselves over to her now,in the Today of our lives. And our trust broadens further, already at the present moment,to surrender “the hour of our death” wholly...
it is He who has also put His seal on us [that is, He has appropriated us and certified us as His] and has given usthe [Holy] Spirit in our heartsas a pledge [like a security deposit to guarantee the fulfillment of His promise of eternal life]. The word Heart in the Greek New ...
“life.” It is much to be regretted that superficial readers of the Psalm so often give a totally false meaning to this and the preceding verse. The passage has been alleged to prove that our Lord, as the Redeemer of man, must be God as well as man. The doctrine is most true, but...
Satan enticed the first couple with a false promise of eternal life and becoming like God (See Genesis 3:4-5). There are many (worldwide) who believe themselves to be God or have received some special revelation. They gather gullible followers without an anchor. These self-proclaimed gods ...
and looking back on the last three decades, God has demonstrated his mercy and grace again and again. And for that reality, I am profoundly grateful. And I share these ten reflections as a testimony to the wideness of God’s of God’s past mercies, which funds the promise of future gra...
t right away. He said his heart was stretched out to his fine son because hekept at it. He didn’t give up the struggle. And he was made stronger and wiser in the process. Then my bishop shared one of my very favorite scriptures. It is a scripture that, for me, perfectly sums ...
2. God’s grace like rain provides the miracle of eternal life (Revelation 21:6). Jesus makes it possible for us to move from living death to deathless life[3]. 3. God’s grace nourishes and invigorates our spirits (John 7:38). ...
Let us reflect in another way, and we shall see that there is great reason to hope that death is a good; for one of two things—either death is a state of nothingness and utter unconsciousness, or, as men say, there is a change and migration of the soul from this world to another...
You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. Ouch! But before we throw the baby out with the bathwater, we should look at2 Timothy 2:15: ...