1 THESSALONIANS‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬-‭10‬ ‭‬‬

“For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you. So you received the messageContinue reading “1 THESSALONIANS‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬-‭10‬ ‭‬‬”

PHILIPPIANS‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬-‭18‬‬‬

“Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example. For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.”‭‭ Philippians‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭NLT‬‬ As weContinue reading “PHILIPPIANS‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬-‭18‬‬‬”

PHILIPPIANS‬ ‭3‬:‭3‬-‭6‬ ‭‬‬

“For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort, though I could have confidence in my own effort if anyone could. Indeed, if others have reason for confidence in their ownContinue reading “PHILIPPIANS‬ ‭3‬:‭3‬-‭6‬ ‭‬‬”

PHILIPPIANS‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬-‭16‬ ‭‬‬

“Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I didContinue reading “PHILIPPIANS‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬-‭16‬ ‭‬‬”

2 CORINTHIANS‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬-‭16‬ ‭‬‬

“But thank God! He has made us his captives and continues to lead us along in Christ’s triumphal procession. Now he uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume. Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are beingContinue reading “2 CORINTHIANS‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬-‭16‬ ‭‬‬”

1 JOHN 5:6-8

“And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross—not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with his testimony. the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and all three agree.”‭‭‬‬ 1 John‬ ‭5:6, 8‬ ‭NLTContinue reading “1 JOHN 5:6-8”

1 JOHN 2:18-19

“Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour has come. These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, itContinue reading “1 JOHN 2:18-19”

1 JOHN 2:5-6

but whoever follows His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: 6the one who says that he remains in Him ought, himself also, to walk just as He walked. 1 JOHN 2:5-6 This passage clearly delineated a choice. The choice is one ofContinue reading “1 JOHN 2:5-6”