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Thoughts on the Gospel, Life, and Ministry
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality — Romans 12:12-13 What does genuine Christianity look like in action? Great question. Paul said that it abhors what is evil… Continue Reading “Love and Hospitality “
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. — Romans 12:2 In Romans 12:1-2, the Apostle Paul called… Continue Reading “A Transformed Life”
If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God, whom he has not seen. — 1 John 4:19 In 1 John 4:18-21, the Apostle… Continue Reading “Fruit of Loving God”
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. — 1 John 5:3 Following Jesus’s lead (John 14-16), John makes an inseparable connection between loving God and obeying His commands. Those who believe in Christ… Continue Reading “Joyful Obedience “
So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. — James 2:17 In James 2:14-17, Jesus’s brother, James, confronted the shallow understanding of faith that exists only in the words it professes. “What good is it, my brothers, if someone… Continue Reading “Loving Works of Faith”
Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me. — Psalm 119:97-98 There is a deep connection between knowing God and loving His word, and Psalm… Continue Reading “Oh, How I Love Your Law”
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” — Luke 10:25-26 In the familiar story… Continue Reading “Loving Others Rightly “
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. — Romans 8:28 Paul fastened the Christian life in the unshakable sovereignty of God when he penned these verses at… Continue Reading “God’s Sovereign Work in All Things “
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke… Continue Reading “Loving Rest In Christ”
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. — Psalm 63:1 Writing from “the wilderness of Judah,” David expressed a… Continue Reading “Loving Pursuit of God”
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