God to give us his Son as our Intercessor, let us not leave him for another— or rather seek, without ever One mistake we might make in understanding this is that since Jesus is advocating on our behalf, there's letting Jesus speak on our behalf, but rather we must articulate the requests we've been commanded to make before our Father and make them through Jesus, our intercessor. so it's important that when we pray, we re-align ourselves with His will, rather than attempting to make

At that table he makes us enjoy himself as much as the merits of his suffering and death, as he nourishes The wicked person certainly takes the sacrament, to his condemnation, but does not receive the truth Dig Deeper Want to start a fight between two solid Christians who agree on nearly every other aspect There "takes place a change of the whole substance of the bread into the substance of the body of Christ

Dig Deeper It's easy to confuse who is making the promises as the sacrament of baptism is being applied ensure their child will come to know Jesus as Savior, but even the congregation is asked to rise and make But don't ever forget that these promises are made in response to the promise God has made first. Knowing that an unchanging God chose us before the world was created assures us that He will never ever extends His covenantal offer of salvation to not just particular people, but also their children, it only makes

is before our eyes like a beautiful book in which all creatures, great and small, are as letters to make Second, he makes himself known to us more openly by his holy and divine Word, as much as we need in this Dig Deeper This harsh passage leads to very good news. Nobody ever wants to hear the doctor say the word 'cancer,' but yet knowing exactly where the cancer The very first word that Jesus spoke in beginning His earthly ministry reveals the solution to our primary

This chapter will make you squirm, but you must be aware of God's righteous requirements. Since we've been made holy in Christ, understanding that 'holy' means separated (Lev. 20:26), we must other words, the best way to equip people to come to correct conclusions regarding sexuality is to make The best way to tighten your grip is to strengthen your understanding of how it is that you've been made according to God's sexual standards, and that you'll become increasingly aware of what it means to be made

in his mouth.” 23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made 20: The Justice and Mercy of God in Christ We believe that God— who is perfectly merciful and also very So God made known his justice toward his Son, who was charged with our sin, and he poured out his goodness nails driven into His hands and feet, how much more did He who "committed no sin" not deserve to have every The second hina clause takes things a step further: not just must you live as Jesus lived, you must die

Do not be afraid; God is your very great reward. I am your shield,  your very great reward.” 2  But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, what can you That is enough to cover all our sins and to make us confident, freeing the conscience from the fear, when God called Abram to go to the land He would show him, and that once Abram got there God would make This promised son would be fulfilled in two ways: through Isaac, who would make Abram into a great nation

God infuses new qualities into the will,  making the dead will alive,  the evil one good, the unwilling Synthetic righteousness is the seemingly good deeds we produce in and of ourselves in order to make our come to know Christ, the more you will naturally and organically bear this fruit in your life and be made

CONTEXT: If you've not yet read yesterday's post, read it first to understand why today's passage makes Verse 9 makes marriage seem like it's merely an institution for those who lack sexual self control, as the instruction for both husbands and wives to yield control of their own bodies to the other only makes Some selfishly see it as a mechanism to make themselves happy, so it's easy to see how such a person sexual abuse when one partner continually gives up more bodily autonomy than the other in order to make

Sacraments are the two -and only two- God has commanded His Word be made visible. We are to go and make disciples. It is an imperative; a command given to all believers. When we make these disciples of Jesus Christ, they are to be baptized. WHO GOD IS: The God of all truth; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that the Holy Spirit would make