But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. (Gal. 6:14 NASB) Because of the cross of Jesus Christ, we are dead to the world. We are no longer concerned...
"Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God." (2 Cor. 1:21 NASB) To be established in Christ means to be made stable and steadfast through union with Jesus the Anointed One. He has given us His grace so we can always be steady and...
"Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me." (John 15:4) The branch of a fruit tree cannot produce fruit unless it stays joined to the tree trunk. Likewise, we cannot...
"But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place." (2 Cor. 2:14 NASB) God always causes us to triumph in Christ. That means to conquer or to give victory. Think about...
"For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please." (Gal. 5:17 NASB) Do you ever feel like you are in the middle of a big tug of war...
"For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive." (1 Cor. 15:22) Adam sinned by disobeying God in the Garden of Eden. This sin separated not only Adam from God but also all of his descendants. From that time on everyone needed a Savior. All...
"Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God that it shall be even as it was told me." (Acts 27:25) Paul said this to the men that were with him in a boat in the middle of a storm, in the middle of the sea, when it was a sure thing that the boat was going...
"Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place." (2 Cor. 2:14) To triumph means to make an acclamatory procession, or to conquer. It is because of our union with Jesus that...
"Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful." (1 Cor. 4:2 KJV) Stewardship is the key word for our responsibility in making financial decisions. Stewards are people who manage the affairs of someone else. A steward is one who makes decisions...
"Unto the church of God, which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours." (1 Cor. 1:2) You are sanctified in Christ Jesus....
"We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater." (2 Thess. 1:3 NASB) We are to give thanks to God because our faith is...
"Nay, in all these things we are more than conqueror through him that loved us." (Rom. 8:37) In this scripture, to be more than a conqueror means to gain a decisive victory: that is vanquishing your enemy way beyond expectation, and to be more than a match for your...
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