“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he … Continue reading Know and Believe the Truth
Jesus’ Sheep Listen and Obey
On the internet there is a site called “BibleGateway” where you can read the Scriptures in multiple translations and where you can look at the Greek and Hebrew interlinear to get definitions of Bible words, and where they usually have a verse of the day, which is not always just one verse. And the Lord … Continue reading Jesus’ Sheep Listen and Obey
Who’ll Inherit the Kingdom of God?
“To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers! “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually … Continue reading Who’ll Inherit the Kingdom of God?
Cleansing Out the Old Leaven
“It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you. “For though absent in body, … Continue reading Cleansing Out the Old Leaven
Be Steadfast, Immovable..
“I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will … Continue reading Be Steadfast, Immovable..
Not in Talk, in Power
The apostle Paul wrote this letter to the church in Corinth. It appears from what he wrote to them that some of them were on the right path spiritually but while others were not. Perhaps the majority were not. So he wrote to them to address some issues that needed to be resolved in order … Continue reading Not in Talk, in Power
Paul said, “Be Imitators of Me”
“I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me. That is why I … Continue reading Paul said, “Be Imitators of Me”
Like the Scum of the World
“For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in … Continue reading Like the Scum of the World
Spiritually Discerned
“The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. ‘For who has understood the mind of the … Continue reading Spiritually Discerned
What God Has Prepared for Those Who Love Him
“Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. None of the rulers of this … Continue reading What God Has Prepared for Those Who Love Him
Run With It 