The intrinsic merit of Christ’s reconciling death is infinite and the offer is unlimited. However, actual atonement was made only for those who believe (John 10:11, 15; 17:9; Acts 13:48; 20:28; Rom. 8...
The kind of praise the Father seeks is not a cacophony of mindless pandemonium.
Pray without ceasing basically refers to recurring prayer, not nonstop talking. Thus it is to be our way of life—we’re to be continually in an attitude of prayer.
Y les dijo: ¿No sabéis esta parábola? ¿Cómo, pues, entenderéis todas las parábolas? MARCOS 4.13 Jesús fue un experto narrador de historias, pero nunca contó una historia solo por contarla. Sus parábol...
The manner in which God laid our iniquity on Him was that God treated Him as if He had committed every sin ever committed by every person who would ever believe, though He was perfectly innocent of an...
The message of the cross is not about felt needs. It is not about Jesus loving you so much He wants to make you happy. It is about rescuing you from damnation, because that is the sentence that rests...
The moment he saw her, he loved her. His first words upon meeting her express a profound sense of wonder, genuine delight, and abiding satisfaction: This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh....
The more a leader invests his life in people, the more effective that person will be in the Lord’s service.
The more believers pursue holiness out of hope for the final outcome, the more they will be persecuted and troubled and the greater will be their hope as they see themselves sustained through it all b...
The most significant women in scripture were influential not because of their careers, but because of their character. The message these women collectively give is not about gender equality; it's abou...
The only right response to Christ’s lordship is wholehearted submission, loving obedience, and passionate worship.
The peace that God gives is not subject to the vicissitudes of life. It is a spiritual peace; it is an attitude of heart and mind when we believe and thus know deep down that all is well between ourse...
The profession of faith that never evidences itself in righteous behavior is a dead faith ( James 2:17), being no better than that of the demons (v. 19). This is not to say that true believers never s...
The qualities of being temperate, dignified, and sensible replace the more unfortunate qualities of youth: recklessness, impetuosity, thoughtlessness, and instability.
The real Holy Spirit is not an electrifying current of ecstatic energy, a mind-numbing babbler of irrational speech, or a cosmic genie who indiscriminately grants self-centered wishes for health and w...
The real challenge of Christian living is not to eliminate every uncomfortable circumstance from our lives, but to trust our sovereign, wise, good, and powerful God in the midst of every situation.
The real key to accepting and enduring a particular trial or persecution, or to persevering victoriously through a certain period of suffering, is discipleship.
Y no nos metas en tentación, mas líbranos del mal. MATEO 6.13 Cuando Dios permite que seamos probados, Él siempre ofrece una salida. Siempre hay un camino a la victoria. Siempre hay una puerta de esca...
The results of that charismatic takeover have been devastating. In recent history, no other movement has done more to damage the cause of the gospel, to distort the truth, and to smother the articulat...
The scandal motif in Christ's lineage was no accident. In His incarnation, Christ willingly made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant. He became an outcast and a public disgrace,...
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