Posts Tagged ‘ Believe ’
For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Romans 10:13, ESV
Jesus has done the hard work, dying for our sins. All we need do is believe and follow, obeying His commands to live God, love others, and love His Church.
“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”
Isaiah 55:6-7, ESV
God can be found in this life only. Only now can we be forgiven and find the path to eternal life: faith in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.
“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.”
Isaiah 55:1-2, ESV
What peace we have knowing our Lord has promised and provides all our needs, especially salvation.
Let us feast on the promises and grace of God.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23, ESV
We all have sinned. We all deserve death.
Yet, our God is full of grace, mercy, and forgiveness, shown through the cross of Jesus Christ. Our faith in Him is what grants us eternal life.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16, ESV
Lost in our sin, we were doomed to eternal death and suffering.
Yet, God loves. In His love, He sent Jesus to take our punishment and offer us forgiveness and eternal life.
If we only believe and trust.
“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”
John 7:38, ESV
Trusting in Christ leads to being filled the Holy Spirit who flows through us to offer refreshing peace and love to a lost and hurting world.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
James 1:17, ESV
God does not change, no matter what the world tries to say, and He has given us His grace, love, forgiveness, an life. Let the world see our trust in Him.
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
Isaiah 40:8, ESV
This world will not last forever, but the eternal truth of God’s Word will never fade or disappear. Trust God.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Psalm 119:105, ESV
The Bible reveals the truth about our lives and who God is.
Trust its truth and its source. Follow God!
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
Matthew 24:35, ESV
Scripture prophesied Christ. Christ prophesied His death and resurrection.
We can trust His promises. They are forever, and He is coming again.
a simple man of God 