Secondly, though, Paul wants us to gain knowledge of God by learning about our riches. He says in Ephesians 1:18,the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints.I hope you understand that the riches that belong to us in Christ—the inheritance that is ours in Jesus Christ—is partly...
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Perhaps when you heard the sermon title, “What Does it Mean to be Saved?” you thought, “Oh no, this is going to be like taking a college graduate back to kindergarten! Why do you need to talk about something as basic as salvation?” There are several reasons that I want to focus...
True repentance is characterized by an understanding of the seriousness of sin (Ephesians 2:1-3), a deep desire to be forgiven (Hebrews 9:14) and a determined commitment to change behavior and thoughts in order to stop sinning (Matthew 3:8; Acts 26:19-20). Godly sorrow leads to repenta...
What Does the Bible Say about God's Goodness? Jesus declared inLuke 18:19and1 John 1:5that“No one is good—except God alone,”and“God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all.”What does it mean? According to Merriam Webster, the definition of “God" is “the being in per...
(Ephesians 1:13) in the presence of those who were then alive (cf. Acts 16:13). And when absent from you, he wrote you a letter (Philippians), which, if you carefully study, you will find to be the means of building you up in that faith which has been given you, and which, ...
“When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you tell us what you mean by this?’New Living TranslationWhen your people ask you what your actions mean,English Standard VersionAnd when your people say to you, ‘Will you not tell us what you mean by these?’Berean Standard BibleWhen your people...
We can certainly quench the Holy Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:19), and sin can hinder the filling of the Spirit, affecting our fruitfulness for God. We can also grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30) when our actions and words displease God. The answer to this as believers in Christ is ...
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen” (Ephesians 4:29). If you are engaged in gossip, I don’t think you can do this. ...
Ephesians 1:18I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,1 Thessalonians 5:9For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ...