“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 This is the whole reason that God’s Son became Incarnate (born as a man) and was walking to Jerusalem. Followers of Jesus dare never to begrudge the mercy others have received from Him. The Gospel saves all sinners who repent…
“Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” Hebrews 7:25 “Come to God through Him” means through faith and trust in Christ, we have access to all the Father’s gifts and promises. The Greek verb for “come” is in the present…
“To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.” Colossians 1:27-28 The description “Christ in…
“For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.” 1 Peter 1:18-19 “Redeemed” … Christ bought our freedom from…
“It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’” Romans 14:11 In Isaiah 45:22, the Lord refutes the existence of other gods (“…for I am God, and there is no other.”) and in Philippians 2:11, Jesus is declared to be the Lord…
“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities -his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.” Romans 1:20 “Invisible qualities” … God is not visibly present, but the universe shows His existence and nature … we just…
He is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”…
“Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures…” 1 Corinthians 15:1, 3-4
Paul’s “gospel” to the Corinthians centered on the…
“…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:23-24
Every person who has ever been born, aside from Christ, “fall short” of…
“Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.” Luke 9:23-24
“Take up their cross daily” is accepting the burdens of being an imitator of…