I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel. Galatians 1:6 Paul wrote the Galatians letter to people who were turning from following the pure grace of Jesus to the legalism of following the Law, the first five books of the Bible.…
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He is to examine the mildew on the walls, and if it has greenish or reddish depressions that appear to be deeper than the surface of the wall, the priest shall go out of the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days. Leviticus 14:37-38 This is the regulation God gave His…
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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 John 3:16 is probably one of the most familiar verses in the Bible. It is the one that we teach young children early on and almost…
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Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart, And so find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man. Proverbs 3:3 Psalm 25:10 tells us that, “All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, to such as keep…
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The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 10:10 Jesus told the religious crowd that day and He reminds us here in this verse that He came that we might have life and that…
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Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content. Philippians 4:11 The circumstances of his life didn’t determine Paul’s mood — he wasn’t happy when he had plenty and sad when he had nothing. God’s faithfulness satisfied him. But notice something, he didn’t just…
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Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David. For I will harm you no more, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Indeed I have played the fool and erred exceedingly.” 1 Samuel 26:21 King Saul ‘s response to David’s question asking what David had done to warrant such hatred…
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Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.” Elijah was afraid[a] and…
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For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.” And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. Hebrews 6:13-15 How do you feel about God’s promises? Will He keep them? Will they come in a…
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