“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:32 While sins hurt us, grieve us, frustrate us, and anger us, we must remember that our spouse is a sinner like us. God forgives the sin of us sinners to
Continue readingJesus said] “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” – John 13:34 We live in a world where “love” has many worldly interpretations. However, the basic ingredient in good marriages and Godly marriages is God-like love. Everything
Continue reading“And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.” – Matthew 2:9b-10 The “Star of Wonder, Star of Night” pointed the Wise
Continue reading“In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son.” – Hebrews 1:1-2a God comes to us through Jesus and through His word and Spirit, working in that word.
Continue reading“Christ Jesus died once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring us to God.” 1 Peter 3:18 We just celebrated Jesus’ birth, but here we are talking about His coming death. In reality, the two go together, because dying to take the punishment for the sins of the
Continue reading“When the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out,
Continue reading“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.”1 John 4:9 Christmas is a season where we often strive to be, as the song goes, “home for Christmas”. However, that sense of feeling “at
Continue reading“…we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.” Romans 1:5 There is always a struggle about who is going to rule in a person’s life. Is it God or the person? When we pray “Thy Kingdom Come,” we’re
Continue reading“God our Savior . . . wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people.” 1 Timothy 2:3-6a All
Continue readingThese [things] are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” John 20:31 While God’s grace has been evident since the days of Adam and Eve, when Jesus came to this world, God’s
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