“Take, eat, this is My body, broken for you.” “Take, all of you. This cup is My blood of the New Covenant, shed for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” “Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood will live because of Me, even as I live …
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“I will show mercy on whom I show mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion. So, then, it depends not on him who runs nor on him who wills, but on God who shows mercy.” “Who are you, a man, to argue back with God? Shall what is formed say to …
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The Love of God is so good and the worthiness of Jesus is so great that no other motivation is required, or even desired, to come to Jesus or to tell others about Him. No treasure compares to the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ. No happiness compares to the joy of knowing Jesus. …
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Jesus Christ is risen from the dead and we shall rise with Him. As Christians, this is our hope and our confidence. This is what we mean by living. This is our life in living and in dying. Because of this, there is no reason for us to fear or avoid death. There is no …
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I do not understand why some Christians think that the married life is inferior and less glorious than certain other vocations. I do not understand why some Christians think any life without marriage is, well, inferior to marriage, less happy than marriage, less fulfilling than marriage, and so forth. Marriage is – like martyrdom – …
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“Wait for YHWH; wait patiently for Him.” “You watchmen over the house of Israel, give YHWH no rest until He establishes peace for Jerusalem.” “We yearn for You, more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.” “O God, You are my God, I shall seek You early. My soul …
“If we died with Him, we will also live with Him. If we endure, we will also reign with Him. If we disown Him, He will also disown us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot disown Himself.” “But do not worry about what you are to say or how you will …
“God is in heaven and you are on earth; therefore, let your words be few.” “YHWH is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.” When Moses approached the burning bush, God said to him, “Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy …
Jesus said, “I came not to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it.” It is a repeated theme, that Jesus died, was buried, rose again, and ascended, “in accordance with the Scriptures.” The Apostle Paul writes, that all God's promises are “Yes” and“Amen” in Jesus; He is God's “Yes” and “Amen” to all His promises. …
After Jesus rose from the dead, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, three times he asked Peter, who had denied Him three times during His trial, “Do you love Me?” The third time, Peter was grieved because He asked Him the third time, and said, “Lord, You know all things. You know that …
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Enthralled By Love 