“Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious.” I Peter 2:4. While we pile up many things that are important to us, very little of it is precious. In fact, the most precious things in life are not material things at all. Rather, it’s the people who have […]
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” John 15:13. Jesus Christ lived out the powerful words of John 15:13 within hours of stating them. The upper room event where Jesus spoke of such sacrifice was followed by communion with the Father at Gethsemane, a series of illegal trials, […]
“All things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you… that you should go and bear fruit.” John 15:15-16 Although we know that Jesus is our friend, can we say that we are His friend? Do we listen to Him? Or do we only want Him to listen to us? Do we want to […]
“I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel.” Galatians 1:6 Repeated announcements can be annoying, but they do have value. The apostle Paul thought repeating a warning was vital. Paul warned them not to listen to, nor believe, “any other gospel” than […]
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 The Bible tells us of the Messiah who was born to rescue humanity from the penalty of sin. What He did rises above all earthly comparison. Two thousand years ago, God Himself […]