“Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Heb. 12:2).
God defines Jesus via His activities:
He authors the Christian’s faith He [...]
Continue Reading →“For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fulness to dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven” (Col. 1:19f.).
In whom did the [...]
Continue Reading →“I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! Do you suppose that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division” (Lk. 12:49-51).
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Continue Reading →“Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 3:13f.).
Why are [...]
Continue Reading →“We are fools for Christ’s sake. I exhort you therefore, be imitators of me” (I Cor. 4:10,16).
Are you willing to forfeit your standing in your social community? The more thoroughly you identify yourself with Jesus, the less accepted you will become with both your unsaved friends and your saved (yet [...]
Continue Reading →Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Mt. 4:19).
Peter and Andrew were anglers fishing in the Sea of Galilee. Jesus found them doing what they ordinarily did – casting their nets to catch fish. Many people only look for God when they are in church, involved in [...]
Continue Reading →“Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit” (Galatians 5:24f.).
Do you belong to Christ Jesus? How do you know whether you belong to Jesus? Are there objective criteria you can [...]
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