Tag: faith
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The Why
Colossians 1:4-5 “we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.” Why do Christians live like they do? What motivates their faith? Do they do what they do because it makes them feel better? Does it give them a warm…
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When the Pressure’s On
1 Peter 1:6-7 “In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” One of the things…
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The Revelation of Christ
John 21:1 “After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way.” It is interesting how every time we read about Jesus encountering people after the resurrection His identity was apparently hidden from them at first. This was true when Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene, to the…
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Seeing to Believe
John 20:29 “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” God has ordained that it is by hearing the Word of God that belief comes to the heart of an unbeliever, for we are told that “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God” (Romans 10:17). God gave direct…
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A Message to YOU!
John 20:30-31 “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” Though we may not often think of it this way, the…
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The Blessed
John 20:29 “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” When the Bible speaks in the present tense, as it so often does, it does so to show us the way things are, right now, at this very moment, not the way things will be. In the verse above we can make…
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The Twin
John 20:24 “Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin . . .” One aspect of Bible study that can help us to understand what it says what it does is to remember that every single word that is in the Bible has a purpose. God isn’t redundant in the way He communicates, unless…
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Unbelief
John 20:30-31 “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” The words above follow immediately after the account of the one…
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First Things First
1 Peter 1:22 “Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart” We’ve all heard the phrase “first things first.” When it comes to following Christ, that phrase is of critical importance. You see, so much of religion around the world…
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Anxiety!
1 Peter 5:7 “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” Anxiety plagues our age. Mental anguish, depression, worry, whatever you call it, it’s everywhere and affects everyone at one time or another. For some it’s a never-ending battle. It’s simply a fact of life as one looks to the future and fear…
To Encourage You 