Romans 12:12 says: Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. This verse, along with the surrounding verses, focuses in on what we, as Christians, should be doing, and when we do them, we are reminded of how close God is. A few thoughts on this verse: (1) Rejoice in hope Hope
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Romans 14:5-9 says: 5 One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks
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1 John 5 says: 19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true,
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2 Corinthians 4 says: Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. 2 But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practicecunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
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2 Thessalonians 2:13-15 says: But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruitsto be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of
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Romans 9 and 10 says: 30 What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousnessdid not succeed in reaching that law. 32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith,
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Jesus says in Matthew 7: Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall
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Seven or eight years ago now, I was teaching Confirmation to the eighth graders in our Lutheran, parochial school at my last congregation. I asked the kids to raise their hands if they though homosexuality was ok. An overwhelming number raised their hands in affirmation. So I told them that the Bible said that homosexuality
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Father’s Day, as well as Mother’s Day, presents difficult circumstances for the church. The further we get from the perfection of creation, the more sin corrupts who we are and how we treat one another. Thus, Father’s Day and Mother’s Day can bring up painful memories of abusive, absentee, or neglectful parents. Even at Zion
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The church has had to deal with heresy for as long as there has been sin. Trying to get the most accurate understanding of God and how He reveals Himself is a difficult thing, especially when you try to put into human words the revelation of a transcendent God. The church has continuously battled inaccurate
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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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