Monthly Archives: October 2018

Daniel 12:3 (HCSB)  Those who are wise will shine like the bright expanse ⌊of the heavens⌋, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. “A saint is one the light shines through.” — Anonymous Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1992), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, 538.

James 4:1 (NLT2)  What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? “The best way to keep people from jumping down your throat is to keep your mouth shut.” — Anonymous Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the … Continue reading →

Luke 6:36 (HCSB)  Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. “We hand folks over to God’s mercy and show none ourselves.” —  George Eliot (1819-1880) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1992), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: “Mercy”.  

Matthew 5:14-16 (HCSB) 14  “You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden. 15  No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house. 16  In … Continue reading →

Ezekiel 3:18-19 (NLT2) 18  If I warn the wicked, saying, ‘You are under the penalty of death,’ but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible for their deaths. 19  If you warn them and they refuse to repent and … Continue reading →

Matthew 18:2-3 (HCSB) 2  Then He called a child to Him and had him stand among them. 3  “I assure you,” He said, “unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” He whose garments are the whitest will best perceive the spots … Continue reading →

Psalm 73:24 (HCSB) You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will take me up in glory. God knows best what is best. Why then should we question him? —   Anonymous Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1992), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: “God/Goodness”.

Ezekiel 18:20 (NLT2) The person who sins is the one who will die. The child will not be punished for the parent’s sins, and the parent will not be punished for the child’s sins. Righteous people will be rewarded for their own righteous behavior, and wicked people will be punished … Continue reading →

Romans 11:5 (NLT2)  It is the same today, for a few of the people of Israel have remained faithful because of God’s grace—his undeserved kindness in choosing them. “Watch where Jesus went. The one dominant note in his life was to do his Father’s will. His is not the way … Continue reading →

Romans 8:30 (TLB)  And having chosen us, he called us to come to him; and when we came, he declared us “not guilty,” filled us with Christ’s goodness, gave us right standing with himself, and promised us his glory. Be drawn to Jesus–believe, repent, be saved and be part of … Continue reading →