Posts from September 2019

1 John 3:2-3 – 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.  The Bible makes it clear that for those who God begins the good work, God completes it.  The passage above…

1 Timothy 1:5 – 5 The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.  What are my motivations behind my actions?  Maybe a more pressing question is “Do I even consider my motivations or do I only focus on the results?”  Sometimes we focus so much on the results of our actions that we don’t stop…

Habakkuk 3:1718 – 17 Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls,18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.   I desire to live by God’s grace each and every…

John 15:8 – 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.  Should we do good works throughout our lives to prove to ourselves and others (and perhaps even to God) that we belong to Jesus Christ? Wrongly understood, this verse can drive us to legalism.  The Bible teaches us that God saves us by grace…