I am reading still in John 10. Jesus had just finished teaching on the subject of false teachers who have infiltrated the gatherings of the church who had entered those gatherings by another way other than through genuine faith in Jesus Christ. So he described them as thieves and robbers and as strangers. And then … Continue reading The Good Works of God
Salvation
Sideswiping the True Gospel Message
“’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 Sideswiping the True Gospel Message
You Say, But Don’t Do
Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?” Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but … Continue reading You Say, But Don’t Do
The Works of God Displayed
“As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work … Continue reading The Works of God Displayed
If Christmas Really is About Jesus
If Christmas really is about JesusIt should be about the One who freed usThe One who delivered us from slaverySo that we can now live for Him bravely We should all be living for Him trulyDoing what His word teaches us dulyGiving honor to Him living dailyDoing what He says we’re to do gaily We … Continue reading If Christmas Really is About Jesus
Jesus, the Bread of Life
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me … Continue reading Jesus, the Bread of Life
Raised with Christ
“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who … Continue reading Raised with Christ
They Don’t Know Love
“See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule … Continue reading They Don’t Know Love
That Their Hearts May be Encouraged
“For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of … Continue reading That Their Hearts May be Encouraged
For the Sake of His Body
“Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the … Continue reading For the Sake of His Body
Run With It 