will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’  Since we've so clearly seen how God has blessed our efforts in so many different arenas and ways, it's unequivocal terms it says that it - that is, God's saving compassion - does not depend upon your desire or efforts God raised Pharaoh up, meaning that God engineered every aspect of Pharaoh's life to put him in a position

Bible.com Philippians 3:7–14 (NIV) 7  But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake Summary So often Christianity is described in terms of how it makes people feel. He wanted to participate in it in such a way that every bit of knowledge he gained would make him more These are aggressive words that Paul used to describe his efforts. They mean to strive after something - to go after it with every ounce of energy possible.

knee shall bow... and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of the Father." 12 especially if it ended the paragraph, would mean that your eternal salvation is fully dependent upon your efforts it's in that second half that the good news comes: you're not dependent upon yourself to fuel your efforts In other words, the Navy expects these pilots to fly with "fear and trembling" every time. It doesn't mean they're afraid; it simply means every part of them is dialed in every time they take

recognized if it has the following marks: The church engages in the pure preaching of the gospel; it makes Summary Often times a person's physical appearance makes their recent activities obvious. This formula of action + testimony + acknowledgement is what "makes love complete among us. follow His instructions, which are summarized in our three marks, and He ordinarily rewards the Church's efforts Pray that your churches efforts in preaching, participating in the sacraments, and disciplining will

will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort That sort of makes sense, given that God made His promise to Isaac's mother Sarah and not her servant Paul doesn't elaborate on this, but he does make it crystal clear. Romans 9, like every other chapter in the Bible, is there to build up your comfort and confidence in upon my desire or effort.

obstacle to the preaching of the gospel and to every aspect of divine worship. progress; and every anti-Christian power may be resisted. They make it seem like they really wanted Jesus' advice on this thorny question. Dig Deeper Jesus brilliantly thwarts their brilliant effort. G iving back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar does not make the taxpayer complicit in Caesar's sin.

is before our eyes like a beautiful book in which all creatures, great and small, are as letters to make Second, he makes himself known to us more openly [clearly and fully] by his holy and divine Word, as is that God makes Himself known: He does so generally, as every aspect of His creation proclaims His This good news that God has made so much effort for you to know is that the perfect righteousness that Make sure you're ready for the adventure by resting well on Saturday!

45:21-25 - Irrevocable Ezekiel 36:24-27 - A Whole New Reality Romans 9:15-21 - God's Mercy, Not Your Effort person first needs to get his religious house in order in before he could even begin to hope that his efforts Dig Deeper   Once again, scripture makes it clear the one thing you need in order to have peace with So it's no wonder that all throughout history, every civilization and culture developed some sort of It seems to make sense that if we just try really hard and do our best, the gods will mercifully smile

Baptism doesn't make you a Christian, it's always been a core part of Christianity. In the institution of baptism where he says: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing This passage has been quoted as the rallying cry behind countless outreach and discipleship efforts. While commanding the eleven remaining disciples to go and make more disciples, Jesus teaches them how Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness

But in making this point, Paul writes something that catches our attention here today: even though there That work will be "shown for what it is," and half hearted efforts will not last, and although you will But if you make this work your top priority in life, and you make the effort to develop your gifts and become proficient with them, the Bible - here and multiple other places - makes clear that you will last chapter of the Bible is that He's coming soon to make payment!