At the dawning of which resurrection day, Christ shall come to be glorified in his saints; and every one of the bodies of the thousands of his saints, being fashioned like unto his glorious body, shall shine as bright as the sun (2 Thess. i. 10; Jude, ver. 14; Phil. iii. 21; ...
If…Then… …Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves… If…Then… …Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus- ...
But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you: that ye. Philippians 2:1,2 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if ...
Christians who by their failure to proclaim the Christ of the gospel of the kingdom while they treat AIDS victims in their suffering here and now show themselves not really to believe all that the Bible says about fleeing the wrath to come. In the end, it is a practical atheism and a f...
Romans 8:16-17: “The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.”
Indeed, the coming of Christ is a capital turning point, and a new song is required to celebrate it (see Phil 2). Revelation 5:9 New song: a song that celebrates a new act of divine deliverance (see Rev 14:3; Pss 33:3; 96:1; 144:9; Isa 42:10). With your blood you ...
Then Peter said, 47 “Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.” 48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for ...
I was reading through the fifth chapter of Acts this morning and came across something that really stood out to me toward the end of the chapter. Remember that Acts is basically the story of the early church and the “acts” of the apostles after the death of Christ. The Sanhedrin (the...
and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.’(Phil. 2:6-11) Now therefore, beloved, let this word be manifest among you, that the bounty of the Father spared not His Only-begotten for our sakes, but delivered Him up for the salvat...
"... And I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus ... that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection ... if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead" (Phil. 3:8-11). But what about those who have not been...