“For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be not what you
“But the testimony I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved…..and yet you are unwilling to come to Me so that
Philippians 1.29 promises, it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him. The church has been
John 4.22 proclaims, you Samaritans worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know, because salvation is from the Jews. One of the most offensive things a
Matthew 10.22 promises, you will be hated by everyone because of My name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. This section contains one of God’s
1 John 2.2-6 observes, here’s how we can be sure that we know God in the right way: Keep his commandments. If someone claims, “I know him well!” but doesn’t
James 2.1 commands, my dear friends, don’t let public opinion influence how you live out our glorious, Christ-originated faith. What is the public opinion of Christianity? For too many it
Matthew 9.13 records, I’m after mercy, not religion. I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders. This ‘harsh’ word from God should cause us to pause and consider the importance
Ephesians 2.1-6 describes, it wasn’t so long ago that you were mired in that old stagnant life of sin. You let the world, which doesn’t know the first thing about
Ezekiel 9.3-4 describes, the Glory of the God of Israel ascended from His usual place above the cherubim-angels, moved to the threshold of the Temple, and called to the man