The Apostle Paul in his ministry desired to help the Corinthian Christians see that the power of their faith is in God -- not in human ideas and strategies. He wrote in his letter:- "Dear Brothers even when I first came to you I didn't use lofty words and brilliant...
"Be imitators of God (copy Him and follow His example) as well-beloved children (imitate their father). And walk in love, (esteeming and delighting in one another) as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a slain offering and sacrifice to God (for you, so that...
"It shall be health to thy navel and refreshment to your bones." (Proverbs 3:8) .... According to Clarks commentary he says: "the fetus receives its nourishment all the time it is in the womb of the mother. It receives nothing by the mouth, nor by any other means: by...
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside will be clean.” Matthew...
"Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare." (Isa 55:2 NIV) "I want a better life." That has become the slogan of our society today....
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation" (2 Cor 5:17-18 NIV) Albert Einstein once said, "Most people see...
"And this is love: that we walk in obedience to His commands. As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love." (2 John 1:6 NIV) God is love and He commands His children to walk in love. Jesus said for us to: "Love the Lord our God with all...
"The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace" (Romans 8:6) The Greek word for mind is "phronema", from which we get our word "prone." If we are prone to something, it means we are inclined towards it and can be heavily...
"Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand." (Isaiah 64:8) My mom used to make the most magnificent works of art from a big lump of clay. It looked like a big gray “blob” just sitting in front of her, before...
"continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose." (Phil 2:12-13 NIV) The other day while taking out the trash, I thought about my conversion to being a Christian and...