Not My Accomplishments, But the Spirit’s But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 Have you heard this verse before? Does it sound like a daunting task – all of these nice things […]
For Our Benefit And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 Really, doesn’t this seem a little narrow? Can you tell the God-loving Christian, whose son died in a car wreck, that […]
You Want Me to Do What? Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 What does it mean to trust in the Lord and not lean […]
I Must Die to Live? I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. […]
All good people go to heaven… right? Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. That’s it? Isn’t there more? Nothing in life […]
Being Good doesn’t save… Jesus does. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world […]
Confession comes before forgiveness If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. – I John 1:9 God tells us to confess our sins and He will forgive them. This is perhaps one of the […]
God knew that we would sin. God knew that He would provide a way for us to come to Him. While even in our sin God sent us His Son to pay the price for us. Romans 5:8 tells us, “…but God shows his love for us in that while […]
Do you work hard for what is yours? Do you want to get all that you deserve out of life? Do you believe that you are have accomplished more because you work harder? I used to believe that […]
We all fall short of God’s Perfect Standard The Bible is God’s words to man, and what He tells us in this Word is not good news about the character of man. God tells us that every person is a sinner, and every person deserves death. This may seem harsh, […]
