Daily Devotion
Why Jesus’ Sacrifice on the Cross Matters!
Daily Devotional: Today’s devotional is about the importance of Jesus’ sacrifice. As Christians, we believe that Jesus died on the cross for the sins of humanity, and through his death and resurrection, we can have eternal life. The Bible teaches us that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).…
Read MoreHe That Speaks Truth Shames the Devil, Truth Established, Truth Must Prevail
“The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.” (Proverbs 12:19) Truth wears well. Time tests it, but it right well endures the trial. If, then, I have spoken the truth and have for the present to suffer for it, I must be content to wait.…
Read MoreTime and Time Again, God’s People Have Come to the End of Themselves
and Then God Has Done Some Great Thing Through Them… Isaiah 40:29-31 (NIV) 29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles;…
Read MorePut.4- Sin Is Not Imputed When There Is No Law- Rom.5:13
Edward O’Hara Tue 12/31/2019 1:21 PM… In our last study we left off with the question; But, what about the people that God destroyed in the flood? Or at Sodom and Gemorah? Weren’t these punished by God for their sins? Isn’t that the imputation of sin? The short answer is no. Because there are a couple…
Read MoreWhy Context Is So Important Something Paul Says the Rest of the World(Gentiles) Did Not Have
By, Edward O’Hara, Fri 12/27/2019 12:24 PM… When reading the Bible we always need to remember who the letter we are reading from is written to. Because while the whole Bible is written for us. The whole Bible is not written to us. For example, Even though all believers can glean truth from it’s teaching, Hebrews is written to, well……
Read MoreBIBLE VERSES ABOUT LOVING YOUR ENEMIES
LOVING YOUR ENEMIES It is always easier to submit to Christ when he tells us to love our spouse, family, and friends. But when Jesus commands us to love even our enemies, how can we be counter-cultural and obey his teachings? The truth is all of us are sinners, while we were still enemies of…
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Daniel 9:2-3, 19 (NIV) 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the LORD given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. 3So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in…
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The book of Hebrews is an excellent place to find answers to our questions about faith. Chapter 11 begins with this short definition of faith: “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1). What, then, is a leap of faith? The term leap of faith is…
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The Bible has a lot to say about being an overcomer. The term overcomer is especially prominent in the book of Revelation, where Jesus encourages His people to remain steadfast through trials (Revelation 2:26; 3:21; 21:7). First John 5:4–5 says, “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who…
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James says, “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also” (James 2:26). Faith without works is a dead faith because the lack of works reveals an unchanged life or a spiritually dead heart. There are many verses that say that true saving faith will result in a…
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