2 Timothy 2:15-19 ESV “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus … Continue reading Irreverent Babble
Christian Devotional
My times with the Lord in His Word
For Which I am Suffering
2 Timothy 1:15; 2 Timothy 2:3,8-10 ESV “You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.” “Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” “Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, for which I … Continue reading For Which I am Suffering
The Pattern of Sound Words
Video Talk 2 Timothy 1:8-14 ESV “Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose … Continue reading The Pattern of Sound Words
Do You Know Your Body Part?
2 Timothy 1:3-9 ESV “I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith … Continue reading Do You Know Your Body Part?
Wage the Good Warfare
In the last devotion titled, “But I Received Mercy,” we read this in 1 Timothy 1:12-14 ESV: “I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I … Continue reading Wage the Good Warfare
But I Received Mercy
Video Talk 1 Timothy 1:12-14 ESV “I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord … Continue reading But I Received Mercy
They Defile God’s Holy Temple
Psalms 79:1-4 ESV “O God, the nations have come into your inheritance;they have defiled your holy temple;they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.They have given the bodies of your servantsto the birds of the heavens for food,the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth.They have poured out their blood like waterall around Jerusalem,and … Continue reading They Defile God’s Holy Temple
Pray for Us
Video Talk 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 ESV “Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you … Continue reading Pray for Us
With All Wicked Deception
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 ESV “The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they … Continue reading With All Wicked Deception
Was Paul a Hypocrite? II
This was originally published on October 31, 2020, but since this is a subject which keeps resurfacing, I believe I am to repost it today: I hear a lot of people quote Paul from Romans 7, using him as an example of a life of struggling (regularly giving in) to sin. Usually this is in … Continue reading Was Paul a Hypocrite? II
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