While We Were Still Weak

“For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, … Continue reading While We Were Still Weak

Warning Against Falling Away

“Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today,’ that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we have come to share in … Continue reading Warning Against Falling Away

They Have Not Known His Ways

“Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. “Therefore, as the Holy Spirit … Continue reading They Have Not Known His Ways

Our Spiritual Worship of God

“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will … Continue reading Our Spiritual Worship of God

God’s Love Poured Into our Hearts

“Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” (Romans 5:3-5 ESV) Believing in Jesus … Continue reading God’s Love Poured Into our Hearts

Justified by Faith in Jesus Christ

“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” (Romans 5:1-2 ESV) I am going to jump ahead just a … Continue reading Justified by Faith in Jesus Christ

Life is Worth Living

Life is worth livingWhen it’s lived in God.Life is worth livingWhen it’s not a fraud. Tenderly, patiently,Our Lord waits for usTo get on His sideAnd onto His bus. He has a plan andA purpose for us,To follow His lead,Place in Him our trust. Died He for our sins,Forgiven in Him,So we walk in Him,No longer … Continue reading Life is Worth Living

Have we Been Crucified with Christ?

“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20 ESV) In Paul’s letter to the church in … Continue reading Have we Been Crucified with Christ?

Are You Born of God?

“Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, … Continue reading Are You Born of God?