In God We Trust ​ Article 5: The Sources of Unbelief and of Faith James 1:13-18 - The Devil (didn't) Make 45:21-25 - Irrevocable Ezekiel 36:24-27 - A Whole New Reality Romans 9:15-21 - God's Mercy, Not Your Effort Article 13/14: The Fruit of our assurance Isaiah 57:14-21 - God's Second Residence 2 Peter 1:3-10 - Make Every Effort Isaiah 42:1-9 - The Sovereign & His Servant Deuteronomy 29:29 - The Secret Things Psalm abandoned themselves wholly to the cares of the world and the pleasures of the flesh— such people have every

In God We Trust ​ Article 5: The Sources of Unbelief and of Faith James 1:13-18 - The Devil (didn't) Make 45:21-25 - Irrevocable Ezekiel 36:24-27 - A Whole New Reality Romans 9:15-21 - God's Mercy, Not Your Effort Article 13/14: The Fruit of our assurance Isaiah 57:14-21 - God's Second Residence 2 Peter 1:3-10 - Make Every Effort Isaiah 42:1-9 - The Sovereign & His Servant Deuteronomy 29:29 - The Secret Things Psalm And this is the decree of reprobation,  which does not at all make God the author of sin (a blasphemous

individually preparing, so that each member of the congregation can examine their faith, hope and love to make because we know in the end our sins have been atoned for and forgiven in Christ, and that somehow that makes Don't make that mistake. Take the Bible's warnings against sin, and especially this warning regarding unworthy participation in His children to save them from eternal condemnation; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you take

Jesus makes this spiritual rebirth an absolute necessity, proclaiming that “unless one is born of water This is not an action you take as a believer, since regeneration is the work of the Holy Spirit. Where you were once spiritually dead in your trespasses and sins, you are now made alive.

You'll never understand how clean you've been made till you understand how filthy you were! unrepentant sin (although it does), rather Paul's point here is no matter how filthy these sins have made you in the past, you've now been washed, sanctified and made righteous. how dire your circumstances are apart from Christ, and how disgusting it is for your Father when you take what the Holy Spirit has washed clean and make yourself filthy all over again.

Indeed, we could dwell on these difficult but comforting words nearly every day as we work through the In other words, your salvation does not depend upon your own desire or effort. span of all ages and in all places, but the fact that you live in North America in the 21st century makes in your life depending on your own desires and efforts. You can't memorize every word of the Bible, and by God's grace, you don't need to (as opposed to the

ministry of the gospel come to Christ and are brought to conversion  must not be ­credited to human effort your salvation with awe and reverence... ...for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort One lexicon defines it as "to cause to be, to make to be, to make, to result in, to bring upon, to bring In other words, you must do the hard work of making your salvation by grace alone evident in every aspect the energy to will and to act (or as the NET puts it, bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort

God supernaturally uses our efforts to save those He's appointed to eternal life. Regeneration a Supernatural Work Regeneration, is the new creation, the raising from the dead, and the making and on the next Sabbath, every preacher's dream came true: almost the whole city gathered to hear the It wasn't Paul's awesome preaching or the efforts of those who spread the word throughout the city before certainly does not happen only by [our] outward teaching, by moral persuasion (although our evangelistic efforts

Lord’s decree: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father. ⁸ Ask me, and I will make progress; and every anti-Christian power may be resisted . Psalm 2 sets forth two competing realities, but it also makes clear that only one of these realities He's not laughing because He thinks their attempts are so funny, but because He knows their rebellious efforts Remember that your Father in heaven is laughing at the feeble efforts this world musters in rebellion

There should also be elders and deacons, along with the pastors, to make up the council of the church Literally, they go without sleep or rest in their effort to guide, guard and protect your very soul Certainly they make this effort because they love and care for you, but here we're reminded they have Finally, you're commanded here to make your leaders' efforts enjoyable and not burdensome. our actions; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray for your church's leaders, and pray that you will make