“The law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” John 1:17 Just as in the early church, as well as today, there have been debates as to grace verses works. You are probably familiar with the scripture from Ephesians 2:8-9: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” As well as Galatians…
“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my…
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. James 2:19 In the above scripture, the Lord let’s us know that it is not enough to simply believe God exists and that Jesus is the Messiah. Yes, even demons know who Jesus is and recognize He is God. The difference is, they can and never will make Him Lord of their lives. They do not have saving faith.…
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) We can learn a great deal about God’s will for us through His names. His names reveal His character. Throughout the scriptures at different times, God was revealed by His names. When he provided the ram in the thicket for Abraham, Abraham called…
“Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.” Isaiah 6:5 In this scripture, the prophet recounts when he saw the throne room of God. His response was one of fear, saying “I am undone” or ruined, basically because he was a sinner…
“Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.” Psalm 50:23 God made us in His image. He spoke all of creation into existence using His WORD. What are we speaking into existence using our words? The bible says clearly that life or death is set before us, blessings or cursing and that we are to choose life. (Joshua). Proverbs 18:20-21 says: “A man’s…
“ But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love…
“And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried…
“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will…
“And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. 22 Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because…