A brief overview of this passage, along with a look at an important person in church history, highlights the power and effectiveness of the gospel.
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A brief overview of this passage, along with a look at an important person in church history, highlights the power and effectiveness of the gospel.
To have an effective prayer life, we must believe in all that God says about Himself. But in addition to that attitude of faith, Jesus emphasized the equal importance of having an attitude of forgiveness toward others.
Jesus teaches His disciples that personal, consistent prayer is crucial for avoiding the spiritual apathy that characterized the nation of Israel. But effectiveness in prayer depends on two crucial attitudes.
A moral, upstanding young man who "had it all" asked Jesus how he could have eternal life. Jesus firmly but lovingly confronts this man's faulty thinking about salvation, sin, and the Savior.
Using small children as an example, Jesus explains what kind of people are able to enter the kingdom of God.
Peter shares three characteristics of true believers who may suffer. This should serve to motivate the Christians of all ages -- even in the midst of suffering -- to manifest the change that Christ has made within their hearts.
Jesus and the Disciples travel through Galilee one last time on the way to Jerusalem. For the second time, Jesus seizes this opportunity to impress upon the Twelve the reality of His approaching death and resurrection. It seems they were only partially starting to comprehend this.
When Jesus, Peter, James, and John came down off the mountain after the Transfiguration experience, they were immediately faced with a demon possessed boy. This passage provides many helpful reminders for our own lives today when we face difficult or seemingly hopeless situations.
Through a chain of questions, Paul provides five necessary conditions for someone to be saved from his sin. This is a significant passage on missions and outreach.
In this introductory message to 1 Peter we are able to learn things about Christ that are not only astonishing, but they provide us with the means that are necessary to rejoice in trials and suffering.
What are the ingredients of true saving faith? Sincere belief in the resurrection of Christ, and open confession of the lordship of Christ.
Jesus promised Peter that He would build His church, and that He would build it on the "rock." What is this "rock," and what is the significance of the promise that Christ made?
Is true saving faith the mere intellectual assent to facts about Jesus? Is it some superficial decision to "ask Jesus to come into your heart?" No. Instead, it is first of all submission to Jesus Christ as Lord of your life.
In the healing of the man who was deaf and who had a speech impediment, we see a beautiful picture of the spiritual change that God’s makes in a repentant sinner.
God's promises of salvation for the nation of Israel applied only to true Jews -- not to all who are physically related to Abraham. And just as there are "physical Jews" and "true spiritual Jews," so Christians must understand that there are true believers in Christ and those who only profess.
Due to the work of Christ on our behalf, true Christians can enjoy and live in the light of the certainty of their salvation.
God's witness to the world is focused on His Son, Jesus Christ. The content of that testimony is this -- eternal life is available through Christ, and ONLY through Christ.
Though the religious leaders (in vv. 1-23) failed to see their need for Jesus and God's grace, a Gentile woman, with a pagan background, did. This remarkable woman exemplifies true saving faith.
The singular focus of God's testimony in the Scriptures is His Son -- Jesus Christ. All of Scripture is ultimately about Him. And that means that everything about us should be Christ-centered as well.
True Christians are those who have put their trust in Jesus Christ alone for their salvation. But what is that faith based upon? John submits that our faith is the response to the threefold testimony of God -- a testimony that has both an external aspect and an internal aspect.
The normal Christian life is one of victory over the world. Every time we sin or give in to worldly thinking, true Christians are living abnormally. It is the daily exercise of our faith in Christ that ensures the experience of victory in our daily lives.
After exhorting Christians in chapter 4 to test all teaching and to love one another, John provides two tests of whether or not someone is truly in a relationship with God: a subjective test and an objective test.
Jesus' walking on the water is a familiar story to most Christians. But this amazing miracle provides several important implications for Christians living today.
God expects us to live out righteousness in all areas of our lives -- especially loving one another in the Body of Christ. But we fail in consistently doing this. So how can we have assurance that we are true believers when our conscience accuses us in our times of failure? John provides the answer by presenting both the human and divine roles in bringing assurance to our hearts.
Living faithfully for the Lord is what ultimately makes our lives meaningful. At the conclusion of this long chapter on Christ’s resurrection, we find that God not only expects us to persevere in serving Him as long as we live, but He promises that our labor in His name will not be in vain.
In this account of the feeding of the 5000, Jesus proves to be the consummate mentor, shepherd, administrator, and banquet host. The lessons we learn from this miracle are important for our walk with Him.
We not only have a new master and new goal, but we also have a new destiny, which is the third of Paul's reasons for staying faithful in the battle against sin.
The second of Paul's three reasons for being faithful in the battle against sin is highlighted: we have a new goal.
The woman with a hemorrhage disease displays faith in her belief that Jesus can heal her, but Christ does not simply let her go on her way with imparting grace and peace to her.
Paul now gives further reasons why it makes no sense for true Christians to presume on God's grace and pursue a licentious lifestyle. The first reason for being faithful to battle sin is that we have a new master -- and we are His slaves.
Jesus displayed His divine qualities in His mastery over the storm. But Jesus did not solve all the disciples' problems and protect them from trials and perplexities. In fact, sometimes He led them quite deliberately into them.
God’s plan of establishing the kingdom of God is going to end up being a hugely successful plan. The kingdom of God will grow at both the individual and global level.
The faith and hope that Abraham expressed towards God was counted to him as righteousness. Here we find that there is something the same about his faith and the faith of others that came after him, including us today. But there was also some differences.
The topic of hope is continued by examining Abraham's hope in God's promises and trust in His providence.
Abraham is used as an illustration of justification by faith alone by focusing on his hope in God's promises. Verse 18 introduces this important biblical topic of hope. First and foremost it is related to the person of God.
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