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

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

Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life. anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of The warning in Revelation 22:18–19 makes this point without sugarcoating it. saying “Amen, so may it be,” as you look forward to His final return to fulfill His final promises of making

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

Mosaic law would have required cleansing before sacrifices, but the blanket rule to wash hands before every

It is wholehearted joy in God through Christ and a delight to do every kind of good as God wants us to

It is very similar to how we understand the word “repent:” to turn away from sin and back to God. Esther 4:3 also describes these elements: “In every province to which the edict and order of the king

believe and confess that Jesus Christ, in whom the law is fulfilled, has by his shed blood put an end to every These teachings amount to heresy because when you add to or take away from the Gospel, you are left with

What did God make you for? “You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor” (Ps. 8:5) God made the universe to reveal his power and glory, but He also made human beings in His image so that Human beings were made to praise and worship. This answer is very similar to another Reformed catechism, the Westminster Catechism’s first question