Monthly Archives: March 2019

John 14:26 (NIV) But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

Titus 3:5 (NIV) He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. Breathe on me, breath of God; Fill me with life anew, That I may love what thou dost … Continue reading →

I find myself wondering about the great majority of preachers and teachers in Christian circles who seem so intent upon making the deity of Christ rest upon historical evidence. I think they must not discern that the Holy Spirit has taken that matter completely out of the realm of evidence … Continue reading →

John 14:16-17 (NLT2) 16  And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. 17  He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you … Continue reading →

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (NIV) 21  Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22  set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Every time we say, “I … Continue reading →

1 Thessalonians 2:2 (NIV) We had previously suffered and been insulted in Philippi, as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in spite of strong opposition. Jesus has many who love his heavenly kingdom, but few who bear his cross. Many … Continue reading →

The certainty that God is always near us, present in all parts of His world, closer to us than our thoughts, should maintain us in a state of high moral happiness most of the time. But not all the time. It would be less than honest to promise every believer … Continue reading →

The best thing is neither to seek nor seek to avoid troubles but to follow Christ and take the bitter with the sweet as it may come. Whether we are happy or unhappy at any given time is not important. That we be in the will of God is all … Continue reading →

Ecclesiastes 7:9 (NIV)  Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools. Anger is a weed; hate is the tree. — Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1992), WORDsearch CROSS … Continue reading →