So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it…Colossians 3:1 MSG If you’re serious…act like it! That’s a convicting declaration. What does that mean? How do we act like it. Fortunately the Word of God provides us with plenty of instructions to accomplish this. …
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Who would have thought God’s saving power would look like this?
Isaiah 53 has always been one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. It so clearly describes the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross and the purpose for it. When God came to earth he didn’t come as a great and powerful conquerer (as some were hoping for). He came…
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Faith first, then works…
Salvation comes through faith in the redeeming work of Christ on the cross. That’s the only way. Good works are evidence of a changed heart. Of the power of the Holy Spirit to make us new. There are no works that can be done in lieu of accepting Christ’s payment…
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Morning Coffee
Every morning for me begins with a hot cup of coffee. It must. Each night my husband gets it all set up so when I wake up, there it is. It’s like a refuel that I need at the beginning of each day. This morning I thought of an interesting…
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A Practice of Sinning
We know that God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them. We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under control of the evil one. (1 John 5:18-19 NLT)…