and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.Contemporary English VersionBut without faith no one can please God. We must believe that God is real and rewards...
23And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend. 24You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone. 25In the same way, was not even Rahab the ...
We can not allow those who do not understand how the economy works, how law and order keep us safe, who understand not, that we must have Moral, Godly, Strong Leadership. (The Leader may be rude, seem to be mean, and immovable, and still, be just what we need. We do not have t...
Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness 5This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7But if we ...
They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do. Treasury of Scripture They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. the naked Job 24:10 They causehimto go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaffromthe...
They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages[e]! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”38 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”39...
The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” 22All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked. 23...
and He has full access to us. We will never be separated from Him again. According to Scripture, we were united to Christ. The word ‘united’ means “grown together” in the Greek. We are led by the Holy Spirit and if we yield our lives to Him we can live empowered by Him. I ...
Yes, indeed, we too can re-awaken our spirit by emulating these disciples. We too can share an ignited zeal to deepen and mature our relationship with Jesus, knowing Him better by reaching out to the lost and alienated; we can become less shallow and understand the mysteries we so often ...
It just makes them a “whitewashed tomb.” There has been no heart change. And this is what God is after. A heart in love with Him and an embrace of “grace only” living because of all Jesus did for us. Better behavior can be a sham, and there is no person who would be most...