The promise of a reward for work done in faithfulness encourages believers to persevere in their spiritual journey, knowing that God sees and will reward their efforts.Hope in RestorationThe assurance of return from exile serves as a metaphor for spiritual restoration. Believers can find hope in ...
139:11. If I say, surely the darkness shall cover me, even the night shall be light about me. Q. 5. What is the second instruction from hence? A. The second instruction is, That there is an infinite evil in sin, objectively considered, as it is committed against an infinite God...
38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off--for all whom the Lord our God will...
God promises hope after Adam and Eve's fall, declaring enmity between the serpent and the woman's offspring, who will crush the serpent's head (Genesis 3:15). Second, Isaiah prophesies that a virgin will conceive and bear a son, Immanuel, a sign of God's presence with His people (Isa...
Faith is one of those words that is commonly used but not always understood. So, when the Bible uses the word faith, what does it mean? Faith is confidence and trust in who God is and what He says. Christianity.com Editorial Staff Christianity.com Updated Jan 05, 2024 ...
Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. Ephesians 2:2 In which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of ...
Will we see Jesus when we die? Paul says it himself: We see dimly today, but the mist will lift one day revealing his face. The veil between God and man was torn when Jesus died on the cross. So, while we cannot fully see him right now “this does not mean that we are c...
believers; unto that measure, that degree of fulness, we ought to aspire, and to pray that God would fill us with it; which seems to be the purport of that other prayer of this apostle for the Thessalonians: "We pray always for you, that our God would fulfil all the good pleasur...
In the book of Genesis, we see that humans keep getting in the way of God’s plan. God’s covenant promise with Abraham and the children of Israel was all about trying to correct what went wrong with God establishing his Kingdom on earth. In the final part of the episode (23:45-...
but we might lose our physical life. To preserve our life, repentance may be necessary. One of the greatest benefits to repentance is that it may rescue us and deliver us from an untimely death. But another thing it does is restore us back into an intimate fellowship with God. Turn over...