And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, so also Christ died once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins,…
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. --1 Corinthians 1:18 (NKJV) I have found as I travel that some people are more open to the…
When you become a Christian, one of the more notable changes is that you will give up many of the things you once did. Of course, this depends on your lifestyle prior to your conversion. But for many of us, a dramatic…
When Jesus had tasted it, he said, "It is finished!" Then he bowed his head and released his spirit. --John 19:30 (NLT) The cross was the goal of Jesus from the very beginning. His birth was so there would be His death.…
"Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent." --Acts 17:30 (NKJV) When the apostle Paul proclaimed the gospel to the men of Athens, he used a word that we rarely hear…
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. --Romans 1:16 (NKJV) My granddaughter Rylie heard a story in…
Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. --Romans 5:9 (NKJV) The Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" The answer Paul and…
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers. --Philemon 1:23-24 (NKJV) Imagine what an honor it would have been to know you were mentioned in one of…
"You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate." --Luke 6:36 (NLT) Because my mother was married and divorced seven times, I had a ministry of sharing the gospel with her former husbands. I spoke with…
"But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you." --Matthew 5:44 (NKJV) Even in the church today, we can write…