1 Peter 2:4-5 says: As you come to Him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. The Priesthood of
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Matthew 16:13-19 says: 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say
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Mark 7:14-23 says: 14 And he (Jesus) called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: 15 There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” 17 And when
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Matthew 7:1-5 says: “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own
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Isaiah 61:3 — …and provide for those who grieve in Zion – to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. Ashes on the head, in the Old Testament, are the eternal sign of repentance
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Did God at one time allow unbelievers into Heaven? Acts 17 says: 29 Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. 30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere
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Sometimes you know adversity is coming; many times you don’t. Does it make it easier to deal with if you know it’s coming, or is that just more time to worry, agonize, and plan a way out of having to deal with it? Proverbs 24:10 says: If you faint in the day of adversity, your
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How do you think Mary felt to have other people invite other people to peek in on her family right after she gave birth? Luke 2 says: 15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,
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