Monthly Archives: September 2018

Faith in Jesus sees us through our furnaces of suffering.

Ephesians 3:12-13 (NLT2) [Paul said:] 12  Because of Christ and our faith in Him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence. 13  So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored. “All thought worth thinking is … Continue reading

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The injustice of hyprocrisy

Isaiah 1:15-17 (NLT2) 15  When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look. Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims. 16  Wash yourselves and be clean! Get your sins out of my sight. Give … Continue reading

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Truth in a world collapsing on lies

John 14:6 (NASB)  Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” A collapsing world is more conducive to understanding the nature of truth than a triumphant world. — Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of … Continue reading

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The Courageously Good Shepherd

John 10:12-15 (NASB) 12 “He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 “He flees because he is a hired hand and … Continue reading

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The Power of the Gospel

Romans 1:16 (NASB) For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

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Redemption

1 Corinthians 1:30 (NASB) But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption. An understanding of redemption is not necessary to salvation any more than an understanding of life is necessary before we can be born into … Continue reading

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Justified

John 5:24 (NASB)   “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. ” “God does not justify us because we are worthy, but by … Continue reading

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Mercy Triumphs

James 2:13 (NASB)  For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment. We do pray for mercy; /And that same prayer doth teach us all to render / The deeds of mercy. — William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the … Continue reading

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God has already made our peace

1 John 2:2 (NLT2) He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world. A great many people are trying to make peace, but that has already been done. God has not left it for us to do; all … Continue reading

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Call to Jesus in Truth

Psalm 145:18 (NLT2) The LORD is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on Him in truth. God gives us the will wherewith to will, and the power to use it, and the help needed to supplement the power… but we ourselves must will the … Continue reading

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