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That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it.
John 1:5, CSB
We confess Christ as Lord and Savior, knowing and believing that the Light of Creation has come to redeem us from sin.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17, CSB
We confess Christ is Lord, believing He was raised from the dead, and we are made new, beginning the process of becoming Christ-like having been adopted into God’s family by faith in His blood.
“Be wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord our God to walk in his statutes and to keep his commands, as it is today.”
1 Kings 8:61, CSB
We confess Christ as Lord and Savior, and we should then act on our belief by obeying what He has commanded, living out the same sacrificial love and sharing the gospel.
The point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
2 Corinthians 9:6, CSB
We confess Christ crucified in the flesh that others may believe in Hos death and resurrection for our sins and hope. We give even out of our poverty to draw others to Christ and help each other out of the love of Christ.
If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:9, CSB
When we believe and confess the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ, we are saved. We must believe in His divinity and humanity as well as His atoning sacrifice for our sins.
But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3, CSB
God told the Prophets that He was coming, and He came born as the person of Jesus of Nazareth who then promised to send the Holy Spirit. After defeating the power of sin, He now empowers us to fight sin and evil by dwelling inside us until His return.
“Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will have no end.”
Luke 1:31-33, CSB
God told the Prophets that He was coming to save His people, and He did in the person of Jesus of Nazareth through a willing servant. Let us be willing to carry our Lord into the world.
Today in the city of David a Savior was born for you, who is the Messiah, the Lord.
Luke 2:11, CSB
God told the Prophets that God would come to save His people, and He came. No one expected Him to become a human, but He was born, lived, and suffered like us and for us to show His love for us and that He is worthy to be our King.
Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people”
Luke 2:9-10, CSB
God told the Prophets that He was coming to save His people, and then angels proclaimed it to shepherds when He actually came. The gospel is true and is for all people: find the joy of God and believe that He came as the person Jesus of Nazareth to take away our sins.
Then she gave birth to her firstborn son, and she wrapped him tightly in cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
Luke 2:7, CSB
God told the Prophets God was coming to save His people, yet no one expected Him to come as a human. May we be open to see God moving in unexpected ways yet that align with Scripture, taking care to have gentleness and compassion while leading others to worship our Lord.
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