Posts in this category present passages that give advice for every day living. The word Christian means “Christ like” so it goes without saying that Christians should live, react and do things the same way Christ would do them and differently than those who don’t know Him.
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep …
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. As God’s partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God’s kindness and then ignore it. For God says, “At just the …
In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” Proverbs 16:9 NIV Times are different, and many of us will need to look to new endeavors as the country and our world seemingly “evolve.” But, as much as we may determine what course we take moving forward, as …
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. Matthew 16:24-25 NIV For much of the …
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker— also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your home: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. …
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16-NIV Jesus went on to say: “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” John 3:17 …
The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. When he received these orders, he put them …
Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites. He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. This he did in Bethel, sacrificing …
“What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.” Acts 22:16 NIV This question was posed to Paul by Ananias when Paul was just discovering who Jesus really was. You see, Paul had always been a …
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Acts 8:b, 4 NIV Everyone reading this today will be in different places, doing different …
“The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.” Romans 8:15-16 NIV Perhaps …
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 NIV When we make the decision to …
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Ephesians 4:1 NIV We all want to live a life that pleases the Lord, right? But how do we do that? In Ephesians 4, Paul gives us some clues. …
Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin. James 4:17 NASB We usually think of sin in terms of things we do that displease God, but some times it’s our failure to act that God finds offensive. For …
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? James 2:14 NIV I love the book of James because it’s practical and presents Christianity with an appeal to basic common sense. On a philosophical level, we …
This is my command: Love each other. John 15:17 NLT God clearly desires that we love each other, but how does the Bible define love? Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not …