every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16  From him the whole body, joined But all people are obliged to join and unite with it, keeping the unity of the church by submitting to according to God’s Word, to separate themselves from those who do not belong to the church, in order to join And so, all who withdraw from the church or do not join it act contrary to God’s ordinance.

As Jesus said in John 10:28, no one - not even Sarx, your nagging sinful nature, can snatch you out of

Today: 1 Peter 3

celebrating them; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Colossians 1

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 1 We all believe in our hearts and

Here John calls men “darkness.”

you've made in His name; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1

ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - John 21

ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who answers every promise He's made with "YES" in Christ (2 Cor. 1:

Today: John 20