“Therefore, when Jesus realized they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.” (John 6:15) Jesus knew who he was and who he wasn’t. He came to call, to teach, to die and rise again, not to …
TOPICS: faith, purpose, salvation, trust
Free at last, my sins are forgiven! Thank God, I’m free at last … but what does this MEAN? Forgiveness of sin means I am okay: okay with God, okay with others, and okay with myself. It means I am not bound to fail, nor am I expected to always …
TOPICS: forgiveness, redemption, salvation, sin
And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they …
TOPICS: condemnation, cross, fear, freedom, guilt, hope, Revelation 12, righteousness, salvation, worry
Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth. They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who did not have the seal …
TOPICS: harm, hope, judgment, pain, Revelation 9, salvation, suffering
After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were robed in white with palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation …
TOPICS: diversity, inclusion, openness, race, Revelation 7, salvation, unity
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge …
TOPICS: injustice, judgment, justice, persecution, propitiation, Revelation 6, righteousness, salvation, wrath
“You were slain, and by Your blood You ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.” (Revelation 5:9b) Nobody watching Jesus bleed out on the cross had a chipper outlook for the future. To be sure, Jesus had told His disciples He would rise again, …
TOPICS: death, deliverance, hope, life, rescue, Revelation 5, salvation
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come! (Revelation 4:8b) From eternity since before the world began, God was holy, perfect, righteous and good. Throughout every age of humanity, God has been holy, perfect, righteous, and good. Long after the cosmos have …
TOPICS: destiny, holiness, perfection, Revelation 4, salvation, sanctification
Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love. (2 John 1:3) Sometimes the greatest truths of God are also the simplest. Sometimes the deepest revelations don’t come from more books, but more belief. Do you …
TOPICS: 2 John, confidence, fear, grace, inheritance, mercy, peace, power, salvation, trust, worry
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. (1 John 5:13) Scripture is not given to us only for equipping, but also for encouragement. God’s Word isn’t brought to us merely to teach …
TOPICS: 1 John 5, eternal life, eternity, forgiveness, heaven, justification, promises, salvation, security
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