Tag: eternal life
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The (Only) Way
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 “But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.” What does Christianity offer that no…
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Continually Thankful
Colossians 2:7 “. . . abounding with thanksgiving.” At any time of crisis, it is a good time for believers to consider the attitude to which God has called us. In Colossians 2, Paul encourages the Colossian believers (and us) that just as they had received Christ Jesus as Lord, they were to continue to…
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The Indescribable Giver
2 Corinthians 9:15 “Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift!” As Paul concludes his lengthy discourse on the subject of giving in his letter to the Corinthian church, he exults with the wonderful statement, “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift.” Of course, that gift is the gift of His own Son, “For…
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Wonderful Words of Life
2 Corinthians 7:2-3 “Make room in your hearts for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together.” Have you ever asked this question:…
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No Greater Gift
John 1:1-5, 14 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of…
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This “Wonderful” World
1 John 5:4-5 “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” I assume you’re familiar with the Louis Armstrong song “What a Wonderful World.” I…
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Ready for Heaven?
2 Corinthians 5:4-5 “For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.”…
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Future Prospects
Hebrews 13:14-15 “For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.” As you look to the future, do you have an attitude of anticipation or dread? Your answer…
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What sort of people ought we to be?
2 Peter 3:11 “. . . what sort of people ought you to be . . .?” 1 Corinthians 11:1 “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.” Psalm 145:8 “The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” The Bible makes it very clear to us that this world will soon…
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The Law of God
2 Corinthians 3:7 “. . . the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone . . .” Some years ago, I was fishing off a pier at Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware. I was catching lots of fish and having the time of my life. I was catching croakers and had a five-gallon…
To Encourage You 