faith, trusting in God's promises despite not receiving their ultimate fulfillment, enduring trials, persecution , 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect In this way, God's people of old, together with us would be made perfect (whole and complete).

And so God decreed  to give to Christ those chosen for salvation,  and to call and draw them effectively The word holy is often misunderstood to only mean pure / perfect / without sin. This means that in Christ you are now pure / perfect / without sin.

God and convince Him to give us what we want, that longer and more and verbose prayers will be more effective The Puritans perfected this art form in a way that continues to bless those who read and pray their beautiful

'Holy' means much more than 'perfectly righteousness.'

God created them good and in his own image, that is, in true righteousness and holiness, so that they

Rather, in his grace God grants me the righteousness of Christ to free me forever from judgment.

saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, LORD, as you know. 10  I do not hide your righteousness

David’s kingdom has been firmly established, marked by justice and righteousness for all his people, Summary The opening paragraph of today's chapter perfectly frames the overall problem: David, this young

That perfect man who is our Savior is Jesus Christ. As you follow Christ step by step, you are becoming the perfect image bearer you were created to be.

First, by his resurrection he has overcome death, so that he might make us share in the righteousness