Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Rom. 3:24 By our sin we have not only become indebted to God, but we have become indebted to him with a debt that we cannot pay. Salvation therefore cannot come to us by way of us paying for it. We cannot merit …
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God. 2 Tim. 1:8 As we look at the reasons Paul gives to Timothy not to give up on the faith, perhaps the greatest reason is the faith …
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God. 2 Tim. 1:8 We are looking at ways the apostle Paul encouraged Timothy to fight discouragement in his walk with the Lord. Though he …
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God. 2 Tim. 1:8 There were multiple reasons for Timothy to have become fearful in his office as a minister of the gospel. One was the …
Rejoice evermore. 1 Thess. 5:16 It isn't hard to be told to rejoice when things are going well for us. But this is a command, and the modifier "evermore" alerts us to the fact that it is God's will for us to rejoice even when the lines have not fallen for us in goodly places. And this can be hard. …
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. Heb. 9:12 The redemption that Christ accomplishes is complete. There is nothing that we can do to add to what he has already done. No amount of fasting, …
Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. 1 Thess. 4:1 "More and more," let this be our watchword today! Let us not be content with what we have done, nor rest …
And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Acts 2:47 Though I may be wrong, I think few Christians would deny that the Church is important. However, when you ask some people what they think the Church is, it becomes clear that what they think the Church is, and what God says …
The glorious gospel of the blessed God. 1 Tim. 1:11 The text literally reads, "the gospel of the glory of the blessed God." In these words, we see why the gospel is so wonderful. It is wonderful, first, because it is about God. Beware the peddlers of false gospels. One of the ways you can detect a …
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. Ps. 18:35 Is it not surprising that the verse refers David's greatness to God's gentleness rather than to God's power? Now of course God's power is at the disposal of …