A song. 1  God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2  Therefore and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. 4  There is a river whose streams make Come and see what the LORD has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth. 9  He makes For example, during the very dangerous time of Ahab the Lord preserved for himself seven thousand men protects and preserves His people; the place which is well fed by the river of grace whose streams make

First, by his resurrection he has overcome death, so that he might make us share in the righteousness establishment has concluded that Jesus was breaking Sabbath law by healing people, and even worse, that He was making In setting them straight, Jesus makes some stunning claims. said prior to this, even Christians would be tossed about by doubt, constantly wondering what they'll wake today, ranging from a never ending to-do list to wondering if your relationship with so and so will ever

In this light, murder is not just an act that takes a person's physical life, but it's anything that guns and knives to attitudes and behaviors like "bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, and every In general, keep your killing limited to your own sinful self (Sarx), and take advantage of the nearly

Rather than repaying a person by giving him what he's got coming, you must "not take revenge." here that that an ugly concept like murder is not limited to the overt actions related to physically taking echoing Paul's advice to, "as far as it depends upon you, to live at peace with everyone, and do not take evil that seeks to plant its flag inside of you - your sinful nature (Sarx), who gains ground with every In fact, the Bible draws to a close with Jesus promising to do the very thing that Paul here prohibits

David knows God isn't being arbitrary or capricious, because David's conscience had already made him This is why the New Testament emphasizes your need to not just change your behavior, but to change you very analogy that if you had a treatable cancer in you, it would be much better if it generated a symptom that made Be grateful for the guilt that makes you aware of its presence in your life, and then follow Jesus' command

Mosaic law would have required cleansing before sacrifices, but the blanket rule to wash hands before every

It is wholehearted joy in God through Christ and a delight to do every kind of good as God wants us to

It is very similar to how we understand the word “repent:” to turn away from sin and back to God. Esther 4:3 also describes these elements: “In every province to which the edict and order of the king

He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will In a very real sense, the prophets served as God's process servers; that is, they served people notice Don't make their same mistake! This passage makes it seem like somehow God's love overpowered His justice, and as a result the people

Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male The upper-class citizens of Rome would want a male heir to pass on their wealth, titles, and property If they didn't have a male heir, they would adopt one. predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, he is saying that we are children of God in every