Month: May 2012

Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!” Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to say…

Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those…

And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?” And He said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When the Master…

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; because of the hope which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, which has come to you, as…

And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Corinthians 12:9) The present tense verb translated “is sufficient” reveals the constant availiability of divine grace. While God…

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. (Colossians 1:15) The Greek word for “image” is eikon, from which the English word “icon” derives. It means, “copy” or “likeness.” Jesus Christ is the perfect image — the exact likeness —of God and is in the very form of God (Philippians…

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. (1 John 1:7) A geniune Christian walks habitually in the light (truth and holiness), not in darkness (falsehood and sin). The Christian’s walk,…

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in world—-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—-is not of the Father but is of the world. And…