"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...
"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...
"For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." (Rom. 5:17) It is true that through the sin of Adam death began to rule us. But how much...
"Namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation." (2 Cor. 5:19 NASB) This verse is life changing if we believe it is intended for us. God is not...
"And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit." (Eph. 5:18) Don't destroy yourself by getting drunk. Let the Spirit fill your life. These are the instructions given by the Holy Spirit. Be filled with the Spirit of God. We are born of...
"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God." (Rom. 8:16) God's Spirit will testify with our spirit that we are children of God. Another way to say this is that God's Spirit makes us sure that we are His children. God's...
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." (Rom. 8:14) To be led by the Spirit of God is the awesome privilege and responsibility of the sons and daughters of God. To be led means to be guided by divine impressions and brought forth or...
"So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another." (Rom. 12:5) This is a great statement concerning the believers. We are all individuals, yet just one body together in Christ. We are each a part of the whole, yet individually...
"And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour. " (Eph. 5:2) To walk in love means to conduct yourself as Jesus would and willingly sacrifice your plans and options as He...
"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." (Rom. 8:2) The Holy Spirit will give you the life that comes from Christ Jesus and He will set you free from the law of sin and death. Sin and death will no longer...
"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." (2Peter 1:4) Can you imagine what it means to us to be partakers of God's...
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