“We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his … Continue reading Love Others! Don’t Hate!
Christian Devotional
My times with the Lord in His Word
Unequally Yoked with Unbelievers
“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; … Continue reading Unequally Yoked with Unbelievers
We are Treated as Impostors
“We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; by truthful speech, … Continue reading We are Treated as Impostors
Be Ye Reconciled to God
“And he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.” (2 Corinthians 5:15 ESV) “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from … Continue reading Be Ye Reconciled to God
We Did Not Yield in Submission
“Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery— to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you. And from … Continue reading We Did Not Yield in Submission
Not for Human Approval, But for God
“For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel. For … Continue reading Not for Human Approval, But for God
Turning to a Different Gospel
“I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven … Continue reading Turning to a Different Gospel
By Hearing with Faith
“O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected … Continue reading By Hearing with Faith
The Gates of Righteousness
“Open to me the gates of righteousness,that I may enter through themand give thanks to the Lord.This is the gate of the Lord;the righteous shall enter through it.I thank you that you have answered meand have become my salvation.The stone that the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone.This is the Lord's doing;it is marvelous in our … Continue reading The Gates of Righteousness
My Strength and My Song
“The Lord is my strength and my song;he has become my salvation.Glad songs of salvationare in the tents of the righteous:‘The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,the right hand of the Lord exalts,the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!’I shall not die, but I shall live,and recount the deeds of the Lord.The Lord … Continue reading My Strength and My Song
Run With It 