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Our sin is an offense to God. But the God whose holiness we have offended, whose world we have spoiled, and whose wrath we have incurred sent His one and only Son to bear this wrath for us.
At the Cross of Christ, all of God's wrath toward sin was poured out upon Jesus. There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ.
In order for love to be genuine, it must hate evil. God's wrath is His settled resolve that evil will not stand.
When God justifies us, he charges our sins to Jesus and He credits the righteousness of Jesus to us. We aren't justified by our performance, rather by faith, the perfect righteousness of Jesus becomes ours.
God could, if he chose, do all things by himself. But in His infinite wisdom, He chooses to work through vessels of clay to accomplish His ends in the world.
When we see Jesus as He really is, the Sovereign Lord of creation changes everything about our lives. There is no part of life that He is not sovereign over.
In the Bible we see God working through people in various ways and at various times. That did not stop when the Bible was complete. The Lord is still working today, and you are a part of it!
It is God's desire to empower His people to be his witnesses throughout the world. He has done so, and continues to do so.
The early church was a ragtag group of disciples with little strength…until the Holy Spirit descended upon them in power!
Jesus Christ came to fulfill all of the promises that were delivered by the Old Testament Prophets. In Him, every promise is “Yes” and “Amen.”
Jesus Christ came to give us abundant life in the Spirit, to restore to us the life that was lost in Adam.
The Bible presents us with the truth about Jesus Christ and his salvation. Will you choose to trust Him, or will you reject Him?
The Holy Spirit not only supports believers by being with us and strengthening us. He also lives inside of every Christian and gives life to our souls.
The Holy Spirit shows us our need for Christ by shining Christ's light into our lives.
We receive salvation by faith in Jesus Christ alone, but the faith we need to believe is itself a gift from God given by the Holy Spirit. He applies salvation to us.
If Jesus were not God, He would not be able to tell His disciples, “If you have seen me you have seen the Father.”
Part of the glory of Christ is that He has life in Himself which the Father granted to Him.
What is the nature and relationship between the first and second persons of the Trinity?
To know the Father's love means to obey Him, for only those who obey are able to say that they recognize His authority over their lives and experience His loving care for them.
There are very important things to know about God's Nature. Three of those things are: There is one God, He exists in three persons, and each person in the Trinity is truly God.
The word "baptize" means to dip or drench. So the Christian life is all about being drenched in the Father, plunged into the Son, and soaked in the Spirit.
Though we are not what we once were before we knew Christ, we are also not yet what we will be when we see Him face to face. In that day, we will be perfected!
Jesus finished His work of salvation on the cross. But now He continues to work making intercession for His people.
One of our greatest needs is an Advocate with God the Father in Heaven. That is what Jesus is for all who belong to Him.
When the trumpet sounds, the dead in Christ will rise and be changed, in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, and we who trust in Him shall be like Him.
Our bodies matter to God. And He will not allow them to stay in the grave forever. Soon, everyone will rise on Judgment Day.
Because Christ died and rose again, we who are united to Him by faith will also rise from the grave to be in the presence of God.
The cross of Christ is the proof of God's love toward sinners. While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
We are forgiven by Christ's death on the cross because the punishment for sin fell on Him instead of us. Therefore, at the cross, God's forgiveness is released toward us.
On the cross, Jesus bore the sins of the world. The cross shows us both the heinousness of sin and the love of God.
We cannot separate Christ's Lordship from His salvation of us. It is a fundamental misunderstanding of the gospel to think that you can receive what Jesus offers and at the same time resist what He commands.
In Adam, we all die. But if we are joined to Christ by faith, we shall be made alive!
The multiple theophanies that occurred in the Old Testament were pointing forward to a time when the Lord himself would come in human flesh.
God took the initiative in sending Christ to be born of the virgin Mary. He did not wait for a Deliverer to arise from us, He came to us in the person of Jesus.
Being faithful to God does not necessarily mean that we must sacrifice success in this world.
As Christians, we are in the world, but our citizenship is in Heaven. What does it mean to be a part of two kingdoms?
In the Bible, there are many examples of bad shepherds of God's People. But Jesus is the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep.
If God moves you to do something for Him, you can know that He will be with you in it!
The prophet Ezekiel was a man who had many hopes and dreams just like us. But his dreams were shattered. Where do we turn when that happens to us?
Jesus suffered, and he is called a “man of sorrows.” What a comfort it is to know that the Lord himself understands what it means to feel sadness and pain, and that He is with us in our sorrow.
Your difficulties break your heart, and they cause you to cry out to God. It is good to know that the tears of God's people are precious to Him.
The Book of Lamentations is a book of sorrow. Thank God that the Bible speaks to us in our pain.
When Nicodemus came to Jesus, Jesus told him that he needed to be born again. What does that mean?
After King David sinned, he asked God to create in him a “clean heart.” This should be our prayer as well.