himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every Imagine one of your best life long friends, who gained success in every area of life, only to give up Why did the NIV take what should have been a word for word translation and make it so different?

And God saw that it was good. 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so ground.” 29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every And it was so. 31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. devil through Christ’s life, death, and resurrection, and we can find comfort that one day He will make all things right, that He will make all things new.

In all my distress and persecution I turn my eyes to the heavens and confidently await as judge the very enemies and mine he will condemn to everlasting punishment: but me and all his chosen ones he will take Even though this psalm makes clear over and over the responsibility you have to stay close to the Bible to maintain your salvation, it still makes it clear that you're saved by God's sovereignty and not your efforts.

You don't need to invoke God's name every time you make a promise if your life truly reflects God's name Summary In Matthew 5:34-37 Jesus speaks against making oaths, instead encouraging the people to “let too common for people, including even the religious leaders such as the Pharisees, to be guilty of making In making an oath you are vowing that if you break your agreement then some predetermined misfortune AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who answers every promise He's made with "YES"

Genesis 1:26–28 (ESV) 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every he had received from God, and he retained none of them except for small traces which are enough to make It's showing us that fallen, sinful humanity needs salvation from the One who has fulfilled every last

Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done. 22 While the earth remains grace and mercy— not to put them to sleep but so that the awareness of this corruption might often make for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 13 And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make That God immediately makes a covenantal promise to them shouldn't be surprising, for God always deals again destroy all living creatures in a flood, and that the seasons will continue without ceasing, God makes

Proverbs 30:5–6 (NIV) 5 “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him It's not cheap metal made to look precious, rather it's 100% genuine through and through. It can be completely trusted as "a shield to those who take refuge in Him." It's easy to see how taking away from God's Word is wrong. You're bombarded by good intentioned efforts to add to God's Word: to magnify God's love over and against

sheer grace earned for us by Christ, not only others, but I too, have had my sins forgiven, have been made assurance of faith that we stand forgiven and accepted in the blood of Christ Jesus before the Father that makes The Roman Catholic Church had been walking away from this assurance as it made salvation increasingly dependent upon the efforts of people rather than the sovereignty of God. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Heavenly Father we rejoice in your work and Word that is made

Will your Lord's Day activities make you even more tired, or will they bring you joy and delight? Second, that every day of my life I rest from my evil ways, let the Lord work in me through his Spirit But our passage today makes clear that only those who "do not go their own way, and do not do as they Do you go to church simply out of obligation, since that's what you've done every Sunday since the day What mental, physical and spiritual adjustments must you make in order for you to honestly be able to

Romans 12:3-8 (NIV) 3  For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself Notice how the final few commands include an adverb to add emphasis that your gift sharing efforts must What made that especially painful was the realization that we had bought that same part several times