Why not answer every salacious temptation with a resounding 'yes?' You are united to Christ in every way. certainly gives you all the benefits of Christ - His atonement and perfect righteousness - but it does not make Your actions make the choice for you: you are a slave of the one you obey . to righteousness; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will live and work hard in every

by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made depravity which even infects small infants in their mother’s womb, and the root which produces in man every grace and mercy— not to put them to sleep but so that the awareness of this corruption might often make The bigger problem is the holy wrath of God, whose perfectly just nature makes it necessary for Him to The point of every chapter and every verse of the Bible is to help you understand the hopeless condition

the Ezrahite. 1  I will sing of the LORD’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make I have sworn to David my servant, 4  ‘I will establish your line forever and make But history doesn't seem to agree with the claims the psalmist makes on God's behalf. Just as it is in every other realm of life, an accurate understanding history is critical to an accurate God shepherding his wayward people, sometimes gently and sometimes aggressively, and you'll see that every

obstacle to the preaching of the gospel and to every aspect of divine worship. They should do this while completely refraining from every tendency toward exercising absolute authority They should do it in order that the Word of God may have free course; the kingdom of Jesus Christ may make progress; and every anti-Christian power may be resisted. Darius seems to understand that his government didn't need to have absolute control over every sphere

praised; He is to be feared above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the LORD made Second, that every day of my life I rest from my evil ways, let the Lord work in me through his Spirit The opening verses of Psalm 96 make this abundantly clear, with its threefold repetition of the command The LORD made the heavens! been given dominion over creation, continually remind ourselves of who the LORD is and why He deserves every

depravity which even infects small infants in their mother’s womb, and the root which produces in man every grace and mercy— not to put them to sleep but so that the awareness of this corruption might often make Paul, writing by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, makes that exceedingly clear: "In Adam, all die. These words come to announce the good news that the resurrection of the dead and new life in Christ are every These verses help make clear that there are only two types of people in this world: those who are in

And so, Lord, uphold us and make us strong with the strength of your Holy Spirit, so that we may not But notice who it is that's aligning you: God Himself is sanctifying you, making your life reflect who It's not a team effort that you help implement. It takes that blessing you often receive at the beginning of the week and extends it over you, shielding

his mouth. 10  Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. 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 experience working with sheep, and you immediately understand how we often we reflect their poor decision making

Faithlife.com CONTEXT for our new readers: every Friday this year, we'll be reading a Psalm. It's eerie how well this describes what happened to the man & woman when the shrewd serpent slithered That is, he makes God's Word the center of his life - it's the primary purpose and priority of his day Dig Deeper   Read in isolation, Psalm 1 makes the blessed life seem hopelessly unattainable. LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you'll be able to resist sin's slow tug and that you'll make

After working hard this past week in a effort to increase our grip little by little on what we try to David here, inspired by the Holy Spirit, narrates an event that would take place over millennia after WITH GOD'S WILL: Thank God for bringing you into His holy presence in Christ, and pray that you'll make