“You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion did not come from Him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough. I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt no other view; but the one who is disturbing you will bear his … Continue reading Who Hindered You?
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Let God Create in You a Clean Heart
King David was a man of God, called of God to the service of the Lord, anointed by God as Israel’s king. But one day when he was walking on his roof top he saw a woman (Bathsheba) bathing, and he lusted after her. And then he had her brought to him, and he had … Continue reading Let God Create in You a Clean Heart
No Going Back
Repent and BelieveMark 1:14-15 ESV “Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” The gospel of God is the good news of God, so it is the Scriptures as … Continue reading No Going Back
Then He Opened Their Minds
Luke 24:44-47 ESV “Then he said to them, ‘These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.’ Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, … Continue reading Then He Opened Their Minds
Bear Fruits in Keeping with Repentance
Luke 3:7-9 ESV John the Baptist “said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father.” For I … Continue reading Bear Fruits in Keeping with Repentance
Break up Your Fallow Ground
Jeremiah 4:1-2 ESV “If you return, O Israel,declares the Lord,to me you should return.If you remove your detestable things from my presence,and do not waver,and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’in truth, in justice, and in righteousness,then nations shall bless themselves in him,and in him shall they glory.” Today, at least here in America, … Continue reading Break up Your Fallow Ground
Let Your Repentance Be Genuine
Psalms 51:1-2 ESV “Have mercy on me, O God,according to your steadfast love;according to your abundant mercyblot out my transgressions.Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,and cleanse me from my sin!” This is a psalm of David, a confession of his sin against the Lord when he had committed adultery with Bathsheba and he murdered her … Continue reading Let Your Repentance Be Genuine
In Theory, Not in Practice
Matthew 18:15-17 ESV “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two … Continue reading In Theory, Not in Practice
Where are You in All of This?
2 Chronicles 7:13-16 ESV God speaking: “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, … Continue reading Where are You in All of This?
Run With It 