For we are a sweet fragrance to God in The Messiah among those who have life and among those who perish; NT TranslationsAnderson New TestamentFor, through God, we are a sweet odor of Christ, among the saved, and among the lost:Godbey New Testamentbecause we are a sweet savour of Christ...
For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died;Berean Standard BibleFor Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.Berean Literal BibleFor the love of Christ ...
As a result, we enjoy success. Furthermore, we have been instructed to seek yefirstthe kingdom of God and His righteousness at the core of our businesses. Along with this verse of Scripture, found in Matthew 6:33, we know that we must be obey His voice as we cleave unto Him. This...
I understand that St. Andrew’s Parish is, today, beginning its annual stewardship campaign, so I suppose it’s appropriate that we heard the story of Jesus being confronted by the wealthy man who wants to inherit eternal life in today’s Gospel reading from Mark. This tale must have been...
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whomwe have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. (Rom 5:1,2) ...
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 the Spirit for the hope of righteousness by faith. Now don’t misunderstand me, being justified can only take place by being in Christ Jesus, so...
we have through Christ toward God.5Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, butour sufficiency is from God,6who has made us sufficient to beministers ofa new covenant, not ofthe letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, butthe Spirit gives life...
It could be “the” tribulation or “a” tribulation. It really does not matter at all. We follow and trust Christ no matter what. When “Babylon” requires allegiance, we refuse to give our allegiance to anyone other than Christ. During the time of the Maccabees, Jews refused the “...
“For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made to you the power and coming of our LordJesusChrist, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty…. We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto you do well that you take heed, as unto a light that shines ...
THE gracious assurance that "the blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, cleanseth us from all sin," suggests the supposition of our "saying that we have no sin." For if we, "walking in the light as God is in the light," could say that truly, we might dispense with the relief ...