“Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.” John 14:23 Christ promises that He and His Father will come to dwell in those who hear and believe His Word, and that He will send to…
“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And…
“What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.” 2 Timothy 1:13-14 Alone in prison and abandoned by many of his friends, Paul fondly…
“This is what the Lord says – your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.” Isaiah 48:17 The Hebrew for “Redeemer” is also thought of as “arbiter” and “witness”. In light of the…
“The earth is filled with your love, Lord; teach me your decrees.” Psalm 119:64 God’s Word of love is like the sun, filling and brightening everything it touches. In light of God’s mercy, the world might still hear an echo of God’s description of Eden (“God saw all that he had made, and it was…
“The earth is filled with your love, Lord; teach me your decrees.” Psalm 119:64 God’s Word of love is like the sun, filling and brightening everything it touches. In light of God’s mercy, the world might still hear an echo of God’s description of Eden (“God saw all that he had made, and it was…
“Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice…” Psalm 95:6-7 The word “bow” is synonymous with worship toward God or respect…
“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household…” Ephesians 2:19 Paul was arrested and imprisoned in AD 58 to protect him from a Jewish mob in the temple. Paul spent a year and a half in prison in Caesarea and two years under…
“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28 The context of this verse is justification by faith in Jesus Christ, the fact that Jesus has redeemed all those who believe in Him. Racial, social, and gender distinctions…
“Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”” John 6:29 The crowd had just asked Jesus about righteous “works” in the previous verse, and Jesus answered by singling out one necessary work … to have faith in Him. The people were wanting to do work for God,…