On False Repentance

Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what You say, and Your judgment against me is just. For I was born a sinner. Yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. But You desire honesty from the...

Overcoming Sin

Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself but must remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can...

Fret Not

The flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh, and these are in opposition to one another. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: adultery, fornication, idolatry, sorcery, hatred,...

The New Heaven and the New Earth

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud...

Grace And Obedience

Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God,...

Betrayed

Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.” Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” Jesus answered, “Will you...