Spirit so that they may rightly understand and discern the things of the Spirit of God,  but, by the effective Literally translated it reads: Living is the Word of God and energēs - that is, it's energetic, effective But then the next stage kicks in: by the effective operation of the same regenerating Spirit, God also WILL: Thank God for using this 'weapon' to penetrate your soul & spirit, and pray that you'll use it effectively

mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10  to be put into effect Notice that from the get-go, Paul presents God's sovereign grace doxologically; in other words, these

- God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Article 1: The Effect Instead, he's, as we noticed last year, very shrewd ( crafty ) in his approach.

But notice this properly grounded fear of God doesn't result in terror and dread, rather it brings about A big part of a passage's context is its genre: is it historical narrative, legal, poetic, a letter, Although Bible stories are interesting and engaging (re-read how Luke tells this story and notice the

In other words, Psalm 25 is a poetic mess, a far cry from the literary works of wonder seen in other prayer, and it serves as a shining example that your prayers don't need to be polished and perfect to be effective

Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace Article 16: Regeneration’s Effect You'll notice that in the AAA prayer guide featured at the bottom of each day's post, there are suggestions

Then Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego came out of the midst of the fire. 27 ...the fire had no effect But notice the humility in their boast.

And to preserve this unity more effectively, it is the duty of all believers, according to God’s Word Notice how the final few commands include an adverb to add emphasis that your gift sharing efforts must

Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Articles 1-7 Article 8: The Saving Effectiveness entirely free plan and very gracious will and intention of God the Father  that the enlivening and saving effectiveness will that Christ  through the blood of the cross  (by which he confirmed the new covenant)  should effectively As we will see this week, the saving effectiveness of his Son’s costly death is limited to His people

Psalm 23 proves that quite the opposite is true: while it may be famous for its unsurpassed poetic beauty Notice how David underscores just how personal this relationship is. 23 well, not just because it's a beautiful and famous poem, but because of the awesome theology it poetically