For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.Berean Standard BibleWe have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.Berean Literal BibleFor we have become partakers of Christ, if indeed we ...
We know from Scripture (the Old Testament included) that this enemy of Jesus is Lucifer, who became Satan, the devil. Historically, we can see thisspiritin Biblical characters. Satan is working behind the scenes, deceiving and lying, to set up his plan to deface the image of God and to ...
The incident with Titus highlights the freedom believers have in Christ, free from the legalistic requirements of the law. This freedom should be cherished and protected.Standing Firm in FaithBelievers are called to stand firm in their faith, even when faced with pressure to conform to legalistic...
Ever since the fall in the garden, humanity has had trouble. Jesus made it clear that trouble was part of living in the world, but God will not give you more trouble than you can handle because God is not the giver of trouble. God is the giver of life.
While generations come and go, God’s power and faithfulness stand unshaken, enduring forever. God’s faithfulness is ever unchanging. He is a rock upon which we can always rely. His presence runs ceaselessly. Even in our weak periods, His unconditional and limitless love embrace us. His ...
Will you stand firm or get carried away? There will be two choices, relying on God or not. You can trust God to protect and provide and save and be your God, or you can rely on yourself to be your own god and turn to your own understanding to save yourself. If you couldn’t ...
If we obey God's Commandments, we can have "a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence.And you certainly can't teach public school students that they have the duty to abolish any government that becomes more tyrannical than the benevolent and Christian government of Britain of 1776...
7 Because of this, we have been reassured about you, brothers, in our every distress and affliction, through your faith. 8 For we now live, if you stand firm in the Lord. Concluding Thanksgiving and Prayer. 9 [b]What thanksgiving, then, can we render to God for you, for all the...
A scripture that makes this apparent is in Galatians. Galatians 5:5 [5] For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. If being justified is positional and based solely on believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, then there would be no reason to have to wait through ...
Scripture shows this in particularly dramatic form in the first several chapters of Genesis. After Adam and Eve eat the fruit, after their “fall” from grace and expulsion from the Garden, things go from bad to worse to even worse: murder, slavery, sexual violence, you name it. By the ...