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

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

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

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

Rather, in court and everywhere else, I should avoid lying and deceit of every kind; these are devices

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

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

For his power and goodness are so great and incomprehensible that he arranges and does his work very Joseph doesn't make things any easier for himself. But even beyond its popularity, the narrative makes it obvious the brothers have had enough and are going to take matters into their own hands. : Our Father, whose name and presence is conspicuously absent from today's passage, but yet who is very

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