Had you been born into a universe where sin had never existed, you would never have known any pain or to you. It too often happens that people think God has a heart of stone, when the real hardness of heart is their But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. else I am coming to you swiftly, and will move your lamp stand out of its place, unless you repent.

do for you. his power to rob you by deceiving you into thinking it applies to other people but not to you. You supposed no one would ever want you, and yet Jesus fell in love with you and longed to marry you. in Christ Jesus. 2 Corinthians 5:17  Therefore, if anyone is  in Christ,  he is a new creation; the old By ‘the law,’ the Bible means God’s standards as outlined in the very Word of God, preserved in the Old

can to please you, no matter what it costs me.” The words usually mean, “I am infatuated with you. I long to use you to maximize my pleasure. Should, for whatever reason, your partner not be giving you what you want, you are hardly in an unusual It seems no coincidence that in old-fashioned romance, young lovers, leaving reality behind and letting Be amazed at your partner’s love for you. Regard him/her as the world’s best partner for you.

Let it spur you to a greater commitment, inspiring you to new levels of excellence.   That’s not for you. You belong in heaven’s hall of fame. If you’re crazy, they say you ought to be committed. Yield to my old nature and I cower; yield to my Christ-bought nature and I conquer.   Heaven’s resources – infinitely more than you will ever require – are available the instant you need

Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should Romans 15:15-16 But I write the more boldly to you in part, as reminding you, because of the grace that The Lord, whom many of us secretly consider to be too good, makes the sun rise and life-giving rain fall A highly relevant webpage that I urge you to read, if you haven’t already, has the unlikely title Biblical

If you feel certain that you have never been sexually interfered with, however, you might prefer to read Whereas to be heartbroken over one’s sin is to fall into God’s mercy, “Do not judge, or you too will trick you into thinking that God frowns on you when you fall into sin. You, too, can run to Daddy. God is on your side. He cares deeply for you. Christ has given us more than we can get our head around but because it seems far too good to be true

any temptation – not even a terrifyingly powerful and deluding temptation to commit suicide – that is too You either belong to God, in which case he will look after you for all eternity, or you decide to take were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution . . God’s timing too slow, when the difference was only minutes anyhow.

which more and more people die or become seriously ill because of splinters, and almost everyone is too You are starving your body of essential nutrients, even though you might be filling your stomach with And if you refuse to do this and remain under par, aren’t you in danger of testing God? I am not suggesting you take it. I said, “Go and do what the doctors tell you to do.”

, that he might sift you as wheat, but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn’t fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers. Can you see the connection? In fact, embarrassingly many of us are too unaware of the real situation to spare ourselves the shame Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you – unless, of course, you fail the test?

you. Maybe you are not too surprised by that but let’s not forget that neither did he have a hot shower, a “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! you.” Having eyes, don’t you see? Having ears, don’t you hear? Don’t you remember?

“And now I am happy about my sufferings for you, for by means of my physical sufferings I am helping For most of my life I have put this, and similar Scriptures, in the too-hard basket and moved on. And he feels the same way about you. In fact, by saying, “For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. The risen Lord followed this up by saying, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting” (Acts 9:4-5 – this

Missionary Review of the World, July, 1896: 519-523, referred to in Strong’s Systematic Theology: 844) You It was not too long before they were building a church to hold a thousand people.