Galatians 3:6-9 “Just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”? Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.” So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.” When I was
Galatians 3:1-5 “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? Did you suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? Does he who supplies
“Some people are troubled by the things in the Bible they can’t understand. The things that trouble me are the things I can understand.” – Mark Twain The Bible is a huge collection of 66 books – written by 40 authors over 1500 years, written in 3 different languages, using half a dozen literary genres, and dealing with the biggest issues in life. So have at it! Honestly, anyone who isn’t a little intimidated to crack open the
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Some people are great gift givers. They love giving gifts and really make an effort to pay attention, to listen, to search for just the right thing that will blow the recipient away. When I think of what makes a great gift, several things come to mind: the cost –
Romans 3:23-24 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,” This is a powerhouse of a verse. It is one of the most widely used passages in explaining how justification and salvation work. You could spend hours digging into the terms in this verse, like “glory”, “justified” and “redemption.” One of the resources that we
Romans 5:1 “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” The weight loss industry makes over $72 billion a year. And if you’re like me, you might have contributed a bit to that number. Diet after diet promises to melt away the pounds by one means or another – no carbs, or no fat, just bananas or no bananas, counting points, counting calories, or counting steps. It’s
