Scripture Notes on 1 Timothy 1 And the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. (1 Timothy 1:14) Paul killed Christians, yet Jesus gave him overflowing grace. Paul opposed the name of Christ as strongly as he could, yet Jesus …
TOPICS: 1 Timothy 1, grace, judgment, mercy, salvation, sanctification
Scripture Notes on 2 Thessalonians 3 But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. (2 Thessalonians 3:3) Jesus warned we will have trouble in this life, but trouble and evil are not the same thing. He told us we would surely face …
TOPICS: 2 Thessalonians 3, faithfulness, hardship, protection, strength, struggle, trials
Scripture Notes on Psalm 119:89-176 If Your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have given me life. (Psalm 119:92-93) Discouragement can destroy your life. When affliction arrives, often it’s not the hardness of …
TOPICS: God's word, hope, perspective, power, Psalm 119, scripture
Scripture Notes on Psalm 119, 1-88 Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life. (Psalm 119:49-50) When hard times come, where can you find hope to carry you through? Where can you …
TOPICS: comfort, hope, perspective, promise, Psalm 119
Scripture Notes on 2 Thessalonians 2 God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thessalonians 2:13-14) Christian, never …
TOPICS: 2 Thessalonians 2, calling, choice, destiny, election, glory, predestination, salvation
Scripture Notes on 2 Thessalonians 1 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of His calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by His power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified …
TOPICS: 2 Thessalonians 1, calling, christian life, destiny, qualification, sanctification, worthiness
Scripture Notes on 1 Thessalonians 5 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it. (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24) …
TOPICS: 1 Thessalonians 5, holiness, purity, salvation, sanctification
Scripture Notes on 1 Thessalonians 4 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, …
TOPICS: 1 Thessalonians 4, death, end times, life, rapture, resurrection
Scripture Notes on 1 Thessalonians 3 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus …
TOPICS: 1 Thessalonians 3, faith, holiness, love, Receiving, works
Scripture Notes on Psalm 118 Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? (Psalm 118:5-6) God takes commitment very seriously. He calls all people to …
TOPICS: commitment, courage, fear, perspective, Psalm 118, salvation, strength, victory
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