O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. Romans 7:24-25 There are two mistakes that people make with respect to the reality of …
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Matthew 23:14 Why would someone want to be a hypocrite? Why would someone want to pretend to be something that they are not? It seems like this would get tiresome after a while. Playacting and trying to hide your real self is not something you can do …
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Psalm 147:3-4 It should warm our hearts and steady our souls to know that the one who binds up the wounds of the brokenhearted is the same one who tells the number of …
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. ... Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Mt. 5:16; 6:1 At first, these two passages may …
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? Matthew 19:16 Our Lord's answer to this question from a rich, young ruler is very perceptive and enlightening. In the following verses (17-21), we see four things the gospel demands of …
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Matthew 17:3 Why Moses and Elijah? I think it is very significant that God chose to bring these two men to the mount to speak with his Son. Of course Moses represents the Law of God. But Elijah is significant because he …
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. James 4:15 I've been thinking a lot about this very lately, partly because my own plans have been dealt repeated blows by unwieldy circumstances. But according to the Bible, they are not just circumstances; they are a …
And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers …
Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Matthew 15:7-9 Our Lord's indictment of the …
And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. Jeremiah 29:7 There is a strange wonder in some Christian circles: a mindset that sees patriotism as something close to ungodliness. And …