by David Roberts There are those who for years have defined grace as “unmerited favor,” and, for the most part, this definition seems to work quite well. One of the strongest passages in the Bible that supports this is the following verses from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Eph. 2:8 For by grace are ye…
But Cain must have allowed his great anger to increase and overtake him as he stepped over the lamb provided for him and stormed away to find and kill Abel.
How We Can Pray Like Jesus Taught Us To Pray
Start your prayer with words of praise and worship to God. An example is, “Lord, I worship You because you are so wonderful.”
As we approach Father’s Day, let’s think about our Heavenly Father’s love for us. There is a Greek word, agape, which is used in the New Testament to describe our Father’s love. This love is an unconditional love. It flows from God to us, even though we don’t deserve it. We cannot earn it. Besides…
The picture Jesus paints in John 15 is that of a vine with multiple branches jetting forth, bearing fruit. Jesus says that He is this vine and we are the branches that bear fruit for the Father,
In the book of Judges we read that the Midianites, who were enemies of Israel, were raiding Israel. They were stealing, and ruining their houses and land. The people lived in fear, never knowing when the Midianites would strike. Gideon was so afraid of the Midianites that he hung out in a winepress to do…
When we have our hope as an earnest expectation of grace’s future accomplishments, then faith comes into action and brings about the thing we hope for. Faith requires Hope! And hope does not disappoint!
On this day we commemorate how Jesus entered Jerusalem humbly riding on the colt of a donkey. The people didn’t understand. They thought he was entering as the one who would set Himself up as King and drive out the tyranny of the Roman rulers.
For Valentines Day, let’s enjoy a classic love song from the ’60s, “Never My Love” by the Association.
Jeremiah suffered intensely. He was whipped, thrown in a dungeon. mocked, called a liar, and thrown into a deep muddy pit. He was accused of conspiring with the nation’s attackers, the Babylonians, as well. An angry mob almost killed him.