Archive for November 2023

Rom. 7:9‭-‬11 I was once alive without the Law; but when the commandment came, sin became alive and I died.  And the very commandment which was intended to bring life, actually proved to bring death for me.  For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, beguiled and completely deceived me, and using it as a…

Jn. 3:19‭-‬20 This is the judgment: the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.  For every wrongdoer hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his activities will be exposed and condemned. When my niece was very…

Gal. 5:24‭-‬26 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature together with its passions and appetites.  If we live by the Spirit, we must also walk by the Spirit.  We must not become conceited, challenging or provoking one another, envying one another. There is a reason children must be taught to…

Tit. 3:1‭-‬3 Remind people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready and willing to do good, to slander or abuse no one, to be kind and conciliatory and gentle, showing unqualified consideration and courtesy toward everyone.  For we too once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various sinful desires…

Rom. 5:10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, it is much more certain, having been reconciled, that we will be saved by His life. There is a great tragedy within humanity.  God in heaven formed a man in his own image from the dust…

Eph. 5:8‭-‬10 For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light, trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. This present world is full of darkness.  Before the fall of humankind, the world was in the light.  The darkness of sin had not yet entered…

Rom. 6:17‭-‬18 But thank God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient with all your heart to the standard of teaching in which you were instructed and to which you were committed.  And having been set free from sin, you have become the slaves of righteousness. There are two fundamental aspects of…

Eph. 2:1‭-‬2 And you were dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins, in which you once walked.  You were following the ways of this world, in accordance with the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient. There are many people walking…

Ecc. 12:13-14 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.  For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil. Even as an adult, I can still hear the voices of my parents saying the same thing. …