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 …
The post "In the Beginning...." dated September 29,2024, which you can read here, ended with these words: "Human life is now without hope because our divine operating system, the indwelling life of our God, is not present in us. We are not equipped to live successfully without that life in us. History has proven that …
Tomorrow is Resurrection Day. It seems hard to imagine that here, looking out the window. Today is another "third-winter" day, one of those runs of winter-like weather that appears after a few "false Spring" days. Where I live we measure early Spring in terms of second and third winters, and hopefully not in terms of …
"For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that those who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose on their behalf." 2 Corinthians 5:14-15. For what are you living? Is it for …
Last Friday, the topic of this blog was the women who discovered the empty tomb, and left to go report what they found and heard from the angel. The women were filled with fear and great joy. On their way, they met Jesus who gave them the simple message, "Rejoice." Yet they likely did not …
Matthew 28:1-9 “Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb. And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat …
“The Christian life is simple. The Christian life is impossible. The Christian life is Christ living His life in us by the Holy Spirit.” - The Sonlife Principle (Sonlife Ministries) “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.” Romans 8:14 The new covenant life of the true disciple is …
“You will never know the fullness of Christ until you know the emptiness of everything but Christ” Charles Spurgeon “And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.” Galatians 5:24-25 The only life to …
“The way to bliss lies not on a bed of down, and he that has no cross deserves no crown.” Francis Quades “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those …
"God doesn't want us to have rigid rituals with Him. In the new covenant, He is more interested in having a relationship with us." Joseph Prince “And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.” Luke 22:20 …
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