Only Christ’s satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness make me right with God. And I can receive this righteousness and make it mine in no other way than by faith alone. It is not the value of your faith that makes the difference, but the one whom you put your faith in,

26:1–4 (NIV) 26 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God makes Make sure that you properly understand the citizenship requirements for Zion: the nations [people] that

Rather, in court and everywhere else, I should avoid lying and deceit of every kind; these are devices

Hebrews 7:25 makes three hugely significant claims about who Jesus is and what He's done and will always This is the case as well, for it only makes sense that if you've been completely saved to the uttermost

God infuses new qualities into the will,  making the dead will alive,  the evil one good, the unwilling Other books can make an impact in lives and societies, but only the Bible can be described as alive and the breadth and scope of God's Word as well as the way it humbles those who hear it: everything is naked Our job is to simply take up and bear this weapon God has provided.

David knows God isn't being arbitrary or capricious, because David's conscience had already made him This is why the New Testament emphasizes your need to not just change your behavior, but to change you very analogy that if you had a treatable cancer in you, it would be much better if it generated a symptom that made Be grateful for the guilt that makes you aware of its presence in your life, and then follow Jesus' command

In this light, murder is not just an act that takes a person's physical life, but it's anything that guns and knives to attitudes and behaviors like "bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, and every In general, keep your killing limited to your own sinful self (Sarx), and take advantage of the nearly

Rather than repaying a person by giving him what he's got coming, you must "not take revenge." here that that an ugly concept like murder is not limited to the overt actions related to physically taking echoing Paul's advice to, "as far as it depends upon you, to live at peace with everyone, and do not take evil that seeks to plant its flag inside of you - your sinful nature (Sarx), who gains ground with every In fact, the Bible draws to a close with Jesus promising to do the very thing that Paul here prohibits

by nature deserving of wrath. 4  But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5  made Since we've rebelliously wandered so far from God's good design, it only makes sense that we were by The Good News is that even though we fully deserved this deadness we brought upon ourselves, God made That is the very definition of grace .   already, you really need to memorize v8-9, as they form one of the clearest explanations of salvation ever

First, by his resurrection he has overcome death, so that he might make us share in the righteousness establishment has concluded that Jesus was breaking Sabbath law by healing people, and even worse, that He was making In setting them straight, Jesus makes some stunning claims. said prior to this, even Christians would be tossed about by doubt, constantly wondering what they'll wake today, ranging from a never ending to-do list to wondering if your relationship with so and so will ever