At what cost does true faith and obedience, and all the other marks of a holy, God-ordained new life in Christ come? Dietrich Bonhoeffer stated. "When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die." Die to what? Jesus is very clear in His answer: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves …
2 Peter 1:3-4 His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by his own glory and excellence. Thus, He has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is …
Our God is offering to us the “Gospel," the good news of the invitation to participate in His Kingdom. This is both a now and forever opportunity, for the kingdom offered is for this life and for eternity. What is this good news invitation? Come, all you who are weary and carrying heavy burdens. …
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." - Jesus Christ This is an updated post from 2021. John 12:23-26 …
"Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it." - Jesus Christ On six separate occasions we read these …
"What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son but gave him up for all of us, how will he not with him also give us everything else?" - Paul, the apostle, in Romans 8:31-32 "The church's one …
Tobin Sorenson (June 15, 1955 - October 5, 1980) was an American rock climber and alpinist famed for bold first ascents on Yosemite big walls, in the Alps, Canadian Rockies, and New Zealand. He is considered by many the best all-around climber of his time. His long list of climbing accomplishments included the first ascent …
"I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, on the basis of God’s mercy, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of worship." The sacrifice of our life to our God is not to be seen primarily as the decision to go willingly to …
The promises of the new covenant Jesus secured for all His true disciples are available to all. Gaining them for oneself requires a decision, a commitment. While they are offered to all, these gifts are gained only by those who give all their living over to Jesus. To those who no longer seek their own …
"Thus says the Lord:Stand at the crossroads and look, and ask for the ancient paths,where the good way lies; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls.But they said, “We will not walk in it.” - Jeremiah 6:16 The Hebrew word," crossroads" here is better rendered as "a journey, a course of life, mode of …
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