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With Hope
Recently I bought the CD “Speechless” by Steven Curtis Chapman. Last night I was listening to it, probably for the first time all the way through, while doing the dishes. When the song “With Hope” came on, it explains one of the reasons why I became a Christian. It made me think of my brothers. I have two you see, one on earth and the other passed before I could met him. He was only young and severely disabled, so I know one day I will meet him. That will be the second most important meeting for me after standing face to face with my Saviour. Here are the words.
This is not at all how
We thought it was supposed to be
We had so many plans for you
We had so many dreams
And now you’ve gone away
And left us with the memories of your smile
And nothing we can say
And nothing we can do
Can take away the pain
The pain of losing you, but…We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
‘Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
And we can grieve with hope
‘Cause we believe with hope
(There’s a place by God’s grace)
There’s a place where we’ll see your face again
We’ll see your face againAnd never have I known
Anything so hard to understand
And never have I questioned more
The wisdom of God’s plan
But through the cloud of tears
I see the Father’s smile and say well done
And I imagine you
Where you wanted most to be
Seeing all your dreams come true
‘Cause now you’re home
And now you’re free, and…We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
‘Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
And we can grieve with hope
‘Cause we believe with hope
(There’s a place by God’s grace)
There’s a place where we’ll see your face again
We’ll see your face again
We have this hope as an anchor
‘Cause we believe that everything
God promised us is true, so…We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
‘Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
And we can grieve with hope
‘Cause we believe with hope
(There’s a place by God’s grace)
There’s a place where we’ll see your face again
We’ll see your face againWe wait with hope
And we ache with hope
We hold on with hope
We let go with hope
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Love.
Today I got an email, you know the ones, full of optimistic positivity focussing on love of self and disregarding all else. Here is a portion of it.
Life is too short to wake up with regrets.
Love the people who treat you right.
Forget about the ones who don’t.
Believe everything happens for a reason.
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.
If it changes your life, let it.
Nobody said life would be easy.
They just promised it would be worth it.Most of it is very wrong thinking (does not line up with God’s Word) but what struck me the most was the phrase -
“Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don’t.”My thoughts immediately was, who will love the unlovable ones.You know the ones who don’t treat anyone right. The ones who everyone has abandoned.
The very next line in this flawed poem says “if you get a second chance grab it with both hands”. What about offering a second (or third or 490th) chance to someone who oh-so-doesn’t deserve it?
Because you don’t either. We are all human.
We all breathe the same air, bleed the same colour and return to the dust when we die.
We are all sinners and no one deserves a second chance. That’s where God’s grace comes swooping in. He saves us from our flaws and sins and unlovableness. He loves us unconditionally, expecting NOTHING in return.
He commanded us to love one another, not only those who treat us right. He died for all, not just those who have ticked the right boxes of some weird popularity contest.
We need to love each other, even the unlovable.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 1Corinthians 13:4-5
I pray that God lets those who listen, hear and those who look, see.
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Do you know God?
Knowing God and knowing about Him are two very different and separate things.
Let me use facebook to illustrate.
A friend of mine was new to facebook and saw someone he admired so he asked him to be his friend. The reply came something like this. “I wish I could be your friend, but as we have never met, I would suggest for you to go to my fan page and join.” See people who have never met in any way can not be friends. I am not saying that you can’t make friends over the internet, but if you’ve never interacted with them via email, text, forums, facebook conversations, telephone, skype, or some other way, you don’t know them, even in passing, so how can you be friends? You don’t know them, but you know of them.
Do you know God?
Do you really know God or only know of Him?
Have you met Him?
If not, how do you meet Him and get to know Him?I believe this is how.
You read the Holy Bible. You pray to God that you believe that Jesus is and was God and died for the whole of the world’s sin, including yours. You believe that He rose bodily (as a real human) from the dead and ascended to heaven and is at His Father’s side in Heaven now. You believe that He is the Lord of your life. This means that you believe that God is right and you have turned away from habitually sinning. You believe you are forgiven totally and completely and NOTHING you do can (apart from renouncing your belief in God) separate you from His forgiveness. If you have done these things, then you can truly call yourself a Christian. You are a child of God and your journey with Him as friends has BEGUN. You can get to know Him. Being a Christian is more than just a prayer of salvation though, there is so much more to it.
You need to explore your new life in Christ. You have been given a new spirit and through it the Holy Spirit (the third person of the triune God) can communicate with you and direct you as you travel through life to do the will of God. As you journey through life: praying without ceasing, with thanksgiving and supplications (and sitting quietly in His presence, listening); reading the bible; and serving others as though they are Jesus, you will get to know God more and more. You will become more Christlike and you will want to share the Good News with others.
So instead of knowing about God (even the demons know about God) you KNOW Him and believe in Him for everything in your life. So if someone asks you “Do you know God?” you can answer with confidence, “Yes.” Then ask, “Do you?” You’ll be surprised where God will take you.
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My internal jukebox
Music makes the world go round for me, always has. I used to always have music playing but since having children and a husband who doesn’t enjoy music as much as me I don’t so much anymore. I missed my music for a while, but got used to it. I also used to get annoying songs stuck in my head (like THAT Kylie song). I prayed for God to stop that from happening and instead of making them stop altogether I now have a jukebox! I seem to be able to “play” songs in my head! (This is how the Holy Spirit would give me the songs for worship many years ago when I lead for a brief time).
So what’s been playing on my internal jukebox?Oceans Will Part – Hillsong
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Distracted
Our Daily Bread Devotional from yesterday seems to summarise exactly how things are at the moment!
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Martha was distracted with much serving. —Luke 10:40
The university where I teach as an adjunct professor provides laptop computers for its students. While this can be an aid to the students in many ways, I have discovered one way it hinders learning: The laptops can become a distraction during class.
Because the students take notes on their laptops, they have them open on their desks during class. The problem is that they find texting their friends, visiting Facebook, or checking things on the Internet more interesting than my lectures.
A laptop loses value in the learning environment if it becomes a distraction—even if what the students are doing is positive.
Good things can do that. Things that have value can draw our attention away from what we should be paying attention to. This was true for Martha. Luke 10:40 says she was “distracted with much serving,” which took her away from spending time with Jesus. In the same way, a good hobby can have value in and of itself. But if it distracts you from your family responsibilities or relationship with God, some changes are needed.
Are life’s good options distracting you from what your primary priorities should be? Return, as Jesus told Martha, to what “is needed.” — Dave Branon
A Prayer: Help me, Lord, to make and to keep right priorities. To put You and time with You first. Give me discernment and the willingness to obey You today. Amen.
We were created to glorify God.
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Broad or Narrow?
Today I was reading through my RSS Feed and came across this wonderful piece of writing. I felt extra significance as it was written on my anniversary (2nd birthday). I reallly enjoyed it, I hope you do too.
The “lull”aby of Broad Way (Living Sacrifice)
The other night while lying in bed, before falling asleep, I was praying and meditating on my Lord, as always. As the new year had just started, I quickly envisioned the scene from Times Square–and it expanded in my mind into this scene. A story…It looked like New York City on New Year’s eve. Times Square, filled side to side, the whole length you could see, with noisy, clamorous, celebrating people. They were “Christians.” Thousands and thousands of “Christians,” the people from “church.”
There was a lady in the crowd. She seemed lost. She wasn’t sure what was going on. She had been in the crowd for a while, going with it, taking comfort in the mass of people, assuming she was a Christian. But she realized it didn’t all make sense. She began to ask questions. She yelled to any who could hear, a series of questions. No one seemed to be listening. But she asked, “Where is this road going? (as she tried to jump and crane her neck to look)” “I can’t see!” “Is God really up there?” “I can’t hear Him!” “I have a question about what you all are doing.” “Why are you doing this?” “Why should I do things this way?” “God, are you really up there?” (craning her neck).” “I can’t see!” “I can’t hear!” “What is happening?”
In response, different people from the crowd inundated her with answers to keep her quiet. A pastor held up his Bible and said, “This is church. This is where you’re supposed to be. Everything is okay.” (“Amen!” several people shouted) “What do you mean is God really up there? Do you remember the time and place you got saved? Then you’re saved.” (“Amen!”) A lady shouted out, “Listen to this music! Isn’t it great? Doesn’t it feel like the spirit of God? Of course God is here!” (“Hallelujah!”) “Are you serving God in your local New Testament church?” “Serve more!” (“Amen!”) “You need to read your Bible every day. Are you reading it every day?” (“Amen!”) “Are you giving faithfully the church?” “Of course God is up there, if you can’t see Him, then you don’t have enough faith.” (“Amen!”) “This is the narrow way! We are all Christians!” “You can sit in a pew every Sunday but go straight to hell!” (“Amen!”) “Here! Link arms with me, and I’ll stand side by side with you!” “Stick with us!” “Work with us!” “You shouldn’t be with anyone else!” “This is the way!” “Come with us if you want to be faithful!” “I am a pastor, and I am God’s ordained authority. If you follow me, you are following God.” (“Amen!”)
The lady quieted for a bit, and followed along with everyone else, and tried shouting “Amen!” to see if it helped give her more peace. “I must not be doing enough,” she thought.” “I must not have enough faith.” She tried to read her Bible more, and teach a little group of children. She copied the others around her, and listened earnestly to what they said, trying to find hope and peace. But her heart ached, and again she cried, “I don’t know if I’m truly faithful! I’m not sure! I want to be truly faithful! Is this the right way? I can’t see where it’s going! It’s so broad! So many people!”
The crowd cried, “You’re doing great! Look at how much you’re serving! Serve more!” “If you’re faithful, you should be leading people to the Lord. That’s our first commandment as Christians!” (“Amen!”) “You’re faithful if you come with us!” “Why are you worried about how or where you walk? Jesus work on the cross is finished! (“Amen!”) You don’t have to worry about it any more.” (“Amen!”) “Do you read your Bible every morning?” “I read my Bible through in one year!” “I have 30 minutes of prayer time every day at 6:00!” “I have taught Sunday School for 25 years!” “I got 300 children saved in VBS!” (“Amen!” “Glory to God!” “Hallelujah!”) “I lead a women’s Bible study!” “I write Christian articles!” “I sing in the choir and help with the drama team!” “I manage the food bank at church–and God has really blessed me because of it!” “There’s not really a narrow road. Jesus is the narrow road. Do you believe in Him?” (“Amen!”) “Let’s do this Bible study together! It’s the new bestseller at the Christian bookstore, and boy, it’s great! So encouraging!” (“Amen!”)
“I dont’ have time for another study! I don’t have the money for another book!” But she signed up anyway.
“You don’t have the money?” “I have tithed faithfully for 10 years, plus given to missions, and to the building fund, and to the general offering fund! And I have been blessed! I got a promotion, and a bonus! We have lots of money! God blessed us for giving faithfully.” The pastor yelled, “If you don’t have enough money then you haven’t been giving faithfully.” (“Amen!”) (“Amen!”)
And the lady cried, “But if I serve any more, I don’t even have time for my own husband or children! It’s putting stress on my marriage and my children are neglected. We’re always running!”
“It’s great!” they cried. “You’re working so hard for the Lord! You’re making sacrifices!”
She cried again, “But Tom Cruise has money! He didn’t give to the church! I don’t understand!” “But what about me? God, what do you want from me? There’s just too much noise! Too many options!”
She was pulled this way and that. “Come with me! Let’s go to this class about how to get people saved. You’re commanded as a Christian to go into this world and save others.” (“Amen!”)
She shook herself free for a moment, and tried to listen, but was confused by the yelling voices. Sermons, quoted scriptures, hymns, advice, invitations to serve by helping with this program, or that, counsel, and noise, noise, noise…Hands waving in the air, “Amen!” “Hallelujah!” “Praise God!”
She found a place to climb higher and get a better view, looking for someone she could talk to. She looked further down the mass of people, and saw that all kinds of people were there, too. There were Muslims, and Atheists, and all the people who just didn’t care about Jesus, or who had never been taught. The “Christians” were evangelizing them, handing them tracts, having them pray little “prayers of salvation,” and then some of them joined in with the Christians. Some people joined with the Muslims, some quit doing what the Christians were doing and became people who didn’t care.
She turned to look the other way. In the distance, she saw a peaceful green meadow, and a few people were walking. She went up to someone in the crowd who looked confident, put together. She asked, “What about those few people way over there, walking by themselves?” and pointed to the meadow. The confident person responded, “There’s no lone rangers in the Christian walk! We need to work together! Stay with us!” Someone else chimed in, “Some people take their religion too far. They’re delusional!” (“Amen!”) “You need to read more books, study more!” “Don’t pay any attention to them! Look at this research! These statistics!” “It’s only logical! Doesn’t this sound good?” “Oh, it just makes SO much sense!” (“Amen!”) “Makes sense to me!” “And to me!” “Sounds good!” “Tickles my ears!” “Don’t forget! Be in church every time the doors are open!” (“Amen!”)
Then the view shifted out to this meadow. A quiet, very narrow footpath running through a pasture, beside still waters, and there were a few people on it, single file, no closer than 50 feet apart. I was on that path, and my oldest child (15) was behind me, as well as a few other people I knew and had encouraged, or who had encouraged me. I prayed, “Lord! Are you up there? Am I on the narrow way?” And I leaned my neck slightly to the side, and could see clearly up the path–no clutter of people–and I heard very clearly (no din of noisy people), “I’m right here, my child” I said, “Oh, yes! I see you! (I waved). I hear you!” And my Lord said, “Yes, I know you, you are one of my sheep, and, my sheep hear my voice.” The man in front of me turned back and called to me, he said, “Yes, the Lord is up there! I see Him! I hear Him! Just keep coming!” (He waved to encourage me on to keep coming). I then turned to the person behind me (my son), I said, “The Lord is there! I see Him! I hear Him! Keep coming!” I beckoned him to encourage him. My son craned his neck to look, and waved, and said, “Yes! I see Him! I hear Him, too!” And we kept walking, in utter peace, towards our Lord. I looked ahead at my Lord and said, “Lord, what do you want from me?”
He said, “Love me with all your heart, your mind, and your strength.”
Peace filled my heart as I thought, “Of course! That’s what He said He wants from me first and foremost!” I said, “Oh, Lord, help me to do that. Help me to love you more.”
And the Lord said, “Bless you, my child, for seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. I died just for you.”
“Thank you, Lord, for giving Your life that I might live and seek to enter Your Kingdom, and be joint heirs with You.” So sweet, His love for me! And I kept walking, in peace, and following, with my eyes solely on my Lord, one foot in front of the other.
Ahead of me, someone heard the din of the people on the Broad Way, and heard the name of God, and heard the music, and the pastors shouting. She said, “It sounds like they’re talking about God over there, and they’re telling us we should come! I’m going to go see what’s happening over there” and she left the path.
I looked ahead to my Lord, and raised my eyebrows, questioning. And the Lord said, “Be careful, lest ye also fall away.”
The person who had left called back to all of us, “Hey! You should come over here! They say they’ve got the truth! They say they’re saved, and that we need to work with them to help get other people saved, too!”
I told Him, “No! Lord, please! I only want to follow You! I only want to be on the narrow way! Whatever it takes, please! Help me to love only You, and serve only You!”
He said, “Keep coming, my child. Keep coming this way.”
And by faith, I continued to place one foot in front of the other on the narrow path–because that was all there was room for. One step at a time, by faith, always seeking the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
And all these things–everything I need…
It has been added unto me.
I saw the lady who was confused coming over towards our path. I smiled at her. God’s love shone on her, because she was so close to Him. She said to me, “Can you help me?”
I said, “No, I can’t help you, but He can! He can! Come on!”
She stepped on to the path behind me, a little unsure.
“Come on,” I said. “He is up there. Ask Him! Talk to Him! You will see!”
She said, “Lord, are you really up there?” And she craned her head to look.
And He said, “Yes, my child. I am here. Keep coming. I will show You the way.”
And she cried, “Oh! I see Him! I hear Him! Thank you, Lord.”
She began asking Him her questions, and He answered her every one, with His precious Word. And she heard Him. He comforted her, and healed her, because He loves her, and knows her–her every need. And because she was now seeking Him and Him alone, all these things were added unto her.
And she kept walking.
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Enter ye in at the strait (narrow) gate:
for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way,
that leadeth to destruction,
and many there be which go in thereat:
Because strait (narrow) is the gate
and narrow is the way,
which leadeth unto life,
and few (yes, that means FEW)
there be that find it.Beware of false prophets,
which come to you in sheep’s clothing
(“Oh, yes!” they say, “I’m one of His sheep!”),
but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits.
-Jesus Christ
Matthew 7:13-16FRUITS:
LOVE
JOY
PEACE
PATIENCE
KINDNESS
GOODNESS
FAITH
MEEKNESS
SELF CONTROL
Galatians 5:22-23Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Jesus said unto him,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
-Jesus Christ
Matthew 22:36-38But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness;
and all these things
(all things you need)
shall be added unto you.
-Jesus Christ
Matthew 6:33Wherefore, beloved,
seeing that ye look for such things,
be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace,
without spot, and blameless.
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation;
even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him
hath written unto you;
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them
of these things;
in which are some things hard to be understood,
which they that are unlearend and unstable wrest,
as they do also the other scriptures,
unto their own destruction.
Ye therefore, beloved,
seeing ye know these things before,
beware lest ye also,
being led away with the error of the wicked,
fall from your own stedfastness.
I Peter 3:14-17Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and He shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6——-
I may not be going the same direction as you, but I can see Him. I can hear Him. He is my Shepherd, and I am one of His sheep. He leads me. I wouldn’t change direction for anything in the world. My eyes and ears are only on Him, because He is truly my Lord. I will follow only Him. But anyone who wants can get in line right behind me! We’ll encourage each other all the way. As those before me encourage me, and those behind me encourage me–because they can see Him and hear Him, too. Oh, how I wish you would get on this blessed path so you could see Him, and hear Him, and be led by the Holy, perfect, Shepherd, who dries every tear, heals the brokenhearted, who gives beauty for ashes, joy for mourning, who puts the mind in perfect peace, and pours out His wisdom and truth on those who love Him, and whose mind and eyes are stayed on only Him. Oh, how I pray you find Him!
I hope you see the significance of this post. I saw the fact that Jesus saves us all, if we rely on HIM ONLY for our salvation and FOLLOW HIM ALWAYS.
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God Is The One We Should Please.
This is a devotional written for children, but the message is the same to all of us.
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” (Colossians 2:6-9)
“Say ‘Mama,’ Stella. ‘Mama!’”
“No, Stella. You can say ‘Daddy,’ better, can’t you! Say ‘Daddy’!”
Jimmy laughed at the expression on his baby sister’s face as she looked back and forth from her mom to her dad. “You guys are going to confuse her!” Jimmy said to his parents. “Stella’s going to come out with something like ‘Dama’ or ‘Maddy’ if you both keep saying your names!”
Dad laughed, too. “You’re right, Jimmy. We probably ought to give her little brain a little break. We don’t want to make her dizzy just trying to make one of us happy.”
“True,” said Mom. “Besides, she doesn’t really have to say our names to please us. Both of us will love her whether she says our names or not!” Then Mom grinned. “But she’s going to say ‘Mama’ first!”
Do you ever get the feeling that there are too many people to please? Your siblings want you to share with them. Your friends want you to play with them. Your parents expect you to behave a certain way. Your teachers assign you projects and want you to listen in class. You might have chores to do and family to visit and pets to take care of. Have you ever thought about how many “rules” there are just for good manners? Saying “please,” saying “thank you,” holding a certain fork a certain way, chewing with your mouth closed, and the list goes on! Sometimes keeping track of all you have to do and say can become very overwhelming!
Colossians 2:6-9 says that if our trust is in Christ Jesus the Lord, we ought to walk in a way that pleases Him. It says that all kinds of people have all kinds of opinions, and you might meet people who will try to spoil (ruin) you with their godless opinions and worthless ideas. But we ought to be rooted in Christ, living to please Him. This passage says that Christ is the fulness of the Godhead bodily, which means that Christ is God! He is the Creator. He is the Redeemer. He is the highest Authority, and all other authorities (like your parents and teachers) were put in their positions by Him! Christ is God. If your goal in life is to please God above everyone else, then you will be obeying His Word. You can be sure that you will be doing what you ought to be doing!
Did you ever think about how God is really the only One we have to think about pleasing? Yes – of course – it is good to practice good manners and be concerned about other people. But ultimately, if we are growing in the knowledge of God’s Son and walking worthy of Christ – then we can trust that we are living in a way that pleases Him. And God is the most important One to please. If we please God, we will usually make our parents and other people happy automatically.
God is the main One we have to be concerned about pleasing.
My Response:
» Is my life pleasing God right now?
» How can I show I am more concerned about pleasing God than about pleasing others?This devotion and more can be found at http://devos.kids4truth.com
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Operation Christmas Child – put a smile on a child’s face this Christmas.
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This song tells it like it is.
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Five Solas
Recently one particular blog I’d been reading ended with a latin phrase – Soli Deo Gloria. I knew it had to be something to do with Glory so I googled it and found the Five Solas of Reformation. It explains how and what being a Christian is in a few bible passages. It’s so simple that some people miss it.
The Five Solas of the Reformation
Soli Deo Gloria
To God Alone Be The Glory
For the Glory of God AloneOh, what a wonderful God we have! How great are his riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his methods! For who can know what the Lord is thinking? Who knows enough to be his counselor? And who could ever give him so much that he would have to pay it back? For everything comes from him; everything exists by his power and is intended for his glory. To him be glory evermore. Amen. Romans 11:33-36 (New Living Translation)
Solo Christo
Christ Alone
By Christ’s Work Alone are We SavedFor Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, `The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.’ There is salvation in no one else! There is no other name in all of heaven for people to call on to save them. Acts 4:11-12 (New Living Translation)
For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and people. He is the man Christ Jesus. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message that God gave to the world at the proper time. 1 Timothy 2:5-6 (New Living Translation)
Sola Scriptura
Scripture Alone
The Scripture Alone is the StandardBut you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. It is God’s way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing God wants us to do. 2 Timothy 3:14-17 (New Living Translation)
Sola Fide
By faith alone
Justification by Faith AloneTherefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of highest privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. Romans 5:1-2 (New Living Translation)
God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. Ephesians 2:8-9 (New Living Translation)
Sola Gratia
Saved by Grace Alone
Salvation by Grace AloneHe declared us not guilty because of his great kindness. And now we know that we will inherit eternal life. Titus 3:7 (New Living Translation)
And what a difference between our sin and God’s generous gift of forgiveness. For this one man, Adam, brought death to many through his sin. But this other man, Jesus Christ, brought forgiveness to many through God’s bountiful gift. Romans 5:15 (New Living Translation)
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- Thy Grace is Sufficient
- Today with Mama Self
Websites
- Answers In Genesis
- Creation Ministries International
- Get Saved
- Homeschool Oasis
- Ladies Against Feminism
- Larissa’s Place
- No Greater Joy
- PASSION Australia
- Perth Homeschoolers
- RBC Ministries
- Simple Savings
- The Family Homestead
- The Old Schoolhouse
- Titus2.com
A Pondering Heart
Consecrated to Him
