Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you …
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Eph. 6:10 What is the function of this appeal in this epistle? It clearly functions as a closing appeal. We see this in the opening word, “Finally, my brethren . . .” (10). But why put it here? There are exhortations all …
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. 1 John 5:21 There are many ways by which we are susceptible to the spirit of worldliness, but in our day the attempt to retain Christian orthodoxy while embracing the attitudes of secularism is perhaps the most common way we can be trapped in the …
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. Romans 9:16 Why is the doctrine of election so important? Why does Paul spend 24 verses in Romans 9 explaining and defending the fact that God’s will, not ours, is decisive in salvation? What possible …
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 …
The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness, and he will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure. Isaiah 33:5-6 (ESV) "He will be the stability of your times." The "he" is …
Go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead. Mt. 28:7 1. It means that God keeps all his promises. Acts 2:25-32; 2 Cor. 1:20. 2. It means that the punishment that sin demands has been fully and completely paid for by Jesus Christ for all who belong to him. It is finished! Jn. …
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Ps. 22:1 When our Lord uttered this prayer on the cross, he was not merely sharing in David's experience. He was, of course, but in a very real sense our Lord was experiencing a depth to the experience of being forsaken by his Father that David never had …
Is anything too hard for the LORD? Gen. 18:14 Like Sarah, Abraham's wife, we are sometimes apt to laugh at the thought that certain of God's promises can be fulfilled. Of course, also like Sarah, we are similarly prepared to deny our reluctance to take God at his word. But if you don't think this …
O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Mt. 16:8-9 Have you ever thought of the connection between faith and understanding? I think …