Posts Tagged ‘ Scripture ’

VerseD: Jude 1:20-21

But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love.

Jude 1:20-21, NLT‬

People may know we are Christians, they may not understand why we believe these ancient texts about some guy who lived 2,000 years ago. May we see the truth found in the Bible about Jesus, knowing with certainty it is true.

VerseD: Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love

Ephesians 4:2, ESV

We must realize our shared state, as revealed by observation and within the pages of Scripture: we are all horrible sinners, and God alone is good.

May we love each other with the same love and kindness Christ showed us.

VerseD: Romans 15:4

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Romans 15:4, ESV

We try to find the good in things and make life better, but God has shown us in the Bible that our only hope is in Christ, and He is helping us through this life and into the next.

VerseD: Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Hebrews 13:8, ESV

Jesus said He is God.

The rest of New Testament scripture affirms this.

Jesus is our God.

VerseD: Psalm 19:7

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple

Psalm 19:7, ESV

Let us remember to thank God for His Word, asking that it change us and urge us forward in our walk with Christ, giving us wisdom and truth.

VerseD: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16‭-‬17, ESV

God has revealed His Word to us – both our Old and New Testaments – to help us grow more Christ-like and affect our world for His glory.

VerseD: Psalm 19:1

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

Psalm 19:1, ESV

There is ample evidence that there is a God. He is revealed in nature and through His Word – the Bible and the Son.

VerseD: James 1:22-24

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.

James 1:22‭-‬24, ESV

If we only read the Bible but never apply it to our own lives, or we merely apply it to others, we risk leading others away from Christ. We risk remaining lost.

VerseD: Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Psalm 119:105, ESV

Scripture reveals the truth of who we are (sinners in need of a Savior, yet made in His image), who God is (our Creator and Savior), and what He has done and will do (saved us and is coming again to judge).

VerseD: Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

Psalm 32:8, ESV

Our God does not leave us to figure out this life. He has given en us His Word: the Bible to live by, the Christ to live for.