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- Zephaniah 3:14-17 - The Mighty Warrior Who Saves
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
- Ephesians 2:1-10 - The Gift of God
by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made Since we've rebelliously wandered so far from God's good design, it only makes sense that we were by The Good News is that even though we fully deserved this deadness we brought upon ourselves, God made That is the very definition of grace . already, you really need to memorize v8-9, as they form one of the clearest explanations of salvation ever
- Revelation 22:16–21 - A Book with No Equal
Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life. anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of The warning in Revelation 22:18–19 makes this point without sugarcoating it. saying “Amen, so may it be,” as you look forward to His final return to fulfill His final promises of making
- Psalm 8 - The Way It’s Supposed to Be
What did God make you for? “You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor” (Ps. 8:5) God made the universe to reveal his power and glory, but He also made human beings in His image so that Human beings were made to praise and worship. This answer is very similar to another Reformed catechism, the Westminster Catechism’s first question
- Colossians 3:5-11 - Out With The Old & In With The New
believe and confess that Jesus Christ, in whom the law is fulfilled, has by his shed blood put an end to every These teachings amount to heresy because when you add to or take away from the Gospel, you are left with
- Jeremiah 9:3-11 - Cordial Death Trap
Rather, in court and everywhere else, I should avoid lying and deceit of every kind; these are devices Although deception can take many forms, it always springs from the same source. When people lose their knowledge of God, they lose their grip on truthfulness, and it doesn't take long
- Isaiah 53 - Paying the Price
Would it take up a whole filing cabinet? Would it fill hundreds of books? They are going through a very difficult time, and they need to know that things are going to work out When Isaiah says that the Suffering Servant will bear their iniquities, he is saying that Jesus will take He does not take the seemingly small and insignificant sins. Every sin separates us from God. Jesus takes all our sin. He pays them in full.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13 - Audible Authority
The Bible is different than anything else ever written, and it's at work in you! They likely had developed a very strong skepticism about any religious claims because they heard so many So they received and accepted the gospel as the very "word of God!" reasons throughout the week), the primary reason that the Bible has the authority that it does is because every goes on to remind the Thessalonians and us that not only is the Bible different than anything else ever
- Romans 15:1-6 - Enduring Encouragement
through faith alone because of Christ alone and understand that these truths have massive implications in every All of it - from the very familiar portions to the lesser known passages - all of it was written to teach
- Psalm104:27-30 - The Giver
hand, they are satisfied with good things. 29 When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take believe and confess also that the Holy Spirit proceeds eternally from the Father and the Son— neither made Summary The Psalms are such a blessing from God because of the way they take complex theological concepts Deeper All throughout the Bible, both in the Hebrew of the Old Testament and the Greek of the New (two very a linguistic distinction, we need to make theological distinctions when understanding the relationship