“Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.” (Luke 6:27) There are two main reasons why Christians should love their enemies and do good to them. One is that…
Just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a…
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to…
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.(Romans 13:14) Christians do not just coast through life like jellyfish floating in…
Matthew 11-28-30 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble…
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8) When Paul says to put to death the deeds of the body “by the Spirit” (Romans 8:13), I…
He [Pilate] entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. So Pilate said to him, “You will not speak to…
Do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. (Hebrews 10:35) We need to ponder the superiority of God as our great reward over all that the world has…