That mistaken swap of punctuation was costly as various fruits had previously carried 10-20% tariffs. We see that with 1 John 1:5-7. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Hebrews 10

If you're a Christian, you're a born-again Christian. Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 70 Q. What does it mean to be washed with Christ’s blood and Spirit? A. To be washed with Christ’s blood means that God, by grace, has forgiven my sins because of Christ’s blood poured out for me in his sacrifice on the cross. To be washed with Christ’s Spirit means that the Holy Spirit has renewed me and set me apart to be a member of Christ so that more and more I become dead to sin and increasingly live a holy and blameless life. Summary Nicodemus was a Pharisee who had shown respect for Jesus because of the signs, also known as miracles, that Jesus had done. It was during this discussion that Jesus explained to Nicodemus how he needed to be born again. This rebirth was not a second physical birth, but a birth of water and spirit. Jesus makes this spiritual rebirth an absolute necessity, proclaiming that “unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God." Unless is a strong word, setting an absolute condition that must be met for one to enter the kingdom of God. This spiritual rebirth is not an optional addition to one’s faith, instead this rebirth has been set apart by Jesus as an essential part of following Him. Without this spiritual rebirth, one cannot enter God’s kingdom. Dig Deeper Regeneration is the theological term we use to describe this spiritual rebirth. Much like how Jesus’ physical body had died and was raised to new life on the third day, regeneration points to one’s spiritual death and new life in Christ. This is not an action you take as a believer, since regeneration is the work of the Holy Spirit. This regeneration, or rebirth, is more than a change of heart; it is an entrance into a new life. Where you were once spiritually dead in your trespasses and sins, you are now made alive. This spiritual rebirth is your entryway into a new life, one receptive and inclined towards God. Regeneration originates with God, it is not something we can initiate for ourselves or for others. While this lack of personal control may spark different feelings in various individuals, I feel an appropriate response to this regeneration is to turn to God in prayer. For those who have either a long held or newly formed faith in Christ, we pray out of gratitude for God’s work of regeneration in their lives. For those who do not yet have faith in Christ, we pray that God may work in their lives, planting a desire for Christ where there previously was none. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, the King, whose kingdom we long to enter into; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will recognize and live into the regeneration (rebirth) you've been given by the Holy Spirit signified and sealed in your baptism ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Luke 1

John records that they began to "argue sharply among themselves" about what Jesus just said.

Summary A of the primary themes in the book of 1 John is love. John talks about God’s love for us, and how amazing it is. Reading that reminds me of Romans 5:10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him

John brings up this anointing in this passage of his first letter. claims faced opposition through false teachers who tried to lead these young Christians astray that John So, John directs them to abide in the truth of God’s Word that they have been taught from the beginning We face different opponents and false teachers than John’s audience did in the first century, but his

Summary John 17 is known as Jesus' High Priestly Prayer, which He prays right before being arrested and that's been added to the famous hymn Amazing Grace should be modified a bit: When we've been there 10,000

Mark 10:41-45 (NIV) CONTEXT: Two of Jesus' disciples, James and John, had asked Jesus for the honor of 3:16-18 - Simple Beauty 1 John 4:8-10 - This Is Love Psalm 103 - Praise the LORD! ​ Rom 10:14-17 - The Power of Preaching 1 Cor 1.23-24 - God's Foolishness Psalm 93 - Mightier Than Chaos 10:22-30 - Listen Up! Psalm 91 - The Shelter of the Most High Article 10: Election Based on God’s Good Pleasure Luke 2:13-

BibleHub.com 2 Thessalonians 1:3-10 (NIV) 3  We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might 10 3:16-18 - Simple Beauty 1 John 4:8-10 - This Is Love Psalm 103 - Praise the LORD! ​ Rom 10:14-17 - The Power of Preaching 1 Cor 1.23-24 - God's Foolishness Psalm 93 - Mightier Than Chaos 10:22-30 - Listen Up!

The Holy Spirit works lots of different ways in you to accomplish your sanctification. Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 24 Q. How are the three articles of the Apostle's Creed divided? A. Into three parts: God the Father and our creation; God the Son and our deliverance; God the Holy Spirit and our sanctification. Summary As Jesus speaks to His disciples, the tension is mounting. The crucifixion is only hours away now, and at the end of the previous chapter, Jesus told Peter he'd deny Jesus three times. He's just explained to the disciples that He'd be going away to prepare a place for them, and dropped the truth bombs that He was the way, the truth and the life, and that He was in the Father, and the Father was in Him, and in the passage we read Jesus expands that relationship to include you! He said "I am in the Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. (v20)" Now Jesus introduces the third member of the Trinity: The Comforter... I mean Counselor... or is it the Advocate? Almost every English Bible translation uses a different word here to describe the title given to the Holy Spirit'. This may seem confusing. Which one is the most accurate? The Greek word is paraklētos, which literally means to call out from alongside. With that literal meaning, you can see why all of the English translations are correct! There's not just one word that can fully explain what the Holy Spirit does, so we must use several. It some respects, it doesn't matter what name we apply to Him, because Jesus says the Holy Spirit will be coming in His name, and will teach and remind you everything that Jesus taught. Dig Deeper The Holy Spirit has often been referred to as the shy member of the Trinity. This certainly doesn't imply timidity, instead it describes the fact that the Spirit often sets Himself in the background, shining the glory upon the Father and the Son. Yet the Spirit is every bit as much fully God as what the Father and the Son are. We meet Him in the opening verses of the Bible hovering over the waters of the deep as God the Father begins to speak the world into existence (Gen. 1:2). Although the Spirit does such a broad range of things for us - counseling, comforting, advocating on our behalf - notice that the Catechism encompasses all of these roles under one concept: the Holy Spirit is working out your sanctification. In other words, the Spirit is counseling, comforting and advocating from within you to make you look more and more like Christ in all things. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will show your love for Christ by keeping His commands. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Acts 22

BibleHub.com Hebrews 10:26-31 (NIV) 26  If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received 3:16-18 - Simple Beauty 1 John 4:8-10 - This Is Love Psalm 103 - Praise the LORD! ​ Rom 10:14-17 - The Power of Preaching 1 Cor 1.23-24 - God's Foolishness Psalm 93 - Mightier Than Chaos 10:22-30 - Listen Up! Psalm 91 - The Shelter of the Most High Article 10: Election Based on God’s Good Pleasure Luke 2:13-