In God We Trust ​ Article 5: The Sources of Unbelief and of Faith James 1:13-18 - The Devil (didn't) Make 45:21-25 - Irrevocable Ezekiel 36:24-27 - A Whole New Reality Romans 9:15-21 - God's Mercy, Not Your Effort This is far from saying that this teaching concerning election, and reflection upon it,  make God’s children So it makes sense, then, that such a high and holy God would live in a high and holy place. does so not to provide oversight in your life like an intrusive supervisor ready to tee off on your every

to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. Eden to work it and keep it. 16  And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make This ought to be of great comfort to you, knowing that He will keep every promise He's made in His Word This is what makes Jesus Christ so significant.

my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear. 24  They will say of me, ‘In the LORD alone to shame. 25  But all the descendants of Israel will find deliverance in the LORD and will make God makes clear to His prophet that He has foretold this long ago, and declared it from the distant Every knee will bow, and every tongue will swear allegiance (v23 ESV).

All of us - every person born since Adam - instinctively knows there's a relationship between salvation He wants to focus his efforts on what really counts.

clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 21  And when the Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done. 22  While the earth remains 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

whom you learned it, 15   and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make The primary purpose of Scripture is to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus . Because its divine origin makes Scripture so much different than anything else ever written, it is the So it makes sense that the four books of the Bible that narrate Jesus' ministry on earth are referred be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

We've been squarely in God's hands since before time began, and nothing will or ever could separate us But most of the time (especially in our contexts), these efforts to divide will so subtle that they're becoming increasingly hostile to Christianity, but I think that ultimately this pressure will only make All of us, but especially our deacons, elders and pastors, need to be ever vigilant and on the lookout

Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly They don't worry or stress, yet they exhibit a beauty that far exceeds anything our efforts can produce

Paul believed that his work was not complete, that his remaining in the flesh was necessary for the sake I have lost track of how many movie villains are the product of a misguided effort to thwart death. Perhaps this villain backstory is reused so often because it makes the “bad guy” relatable. If you have ever seen a loved one suffer in the last days of life, these are words you understand well

And God saw that it was good. 26  Then God said, “Let us make mankind ( ʾā·ḏām ) in our image, in our impersonal (third person) “Let there be”; rather, what is used is the personal (first person) “Let us make Indeed, the whole human being was holy - Holy in every sense of the word; Man was not just flawless Every aspect of the gospel is focused on restoring what sin ruined: Once regenerated, people are called Ultimately, the gospel makes you holy and places you once again at peace with God.