Have you earned God’s grace and His peace?  If you haven’t “earned it”, then who can? No works, no education, no power, no money…no one or nothing can earn God’s grace or His peace. Yet the followers of Christ have been given God’s grace and peace.  How can this be?  It is faith in Christ […]

The dictionary defines “ambassador” as: 1. A diplomatic official of the highest rank appointed and accredited as representative in residence by one government to another.  4. Any authorized messenger or representative. The followers of Christ have been appointed by God; they have been accredited as representatives of Christ Jesus by God Himself.  We have been […]

(NASB) 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 “Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.” The followers […]

(NASB) 2 Corinthians 5:18 “Now all these things are from God… What are all these things which are from God? For the followers of Christ, we need to be prepared to give the message of reconciliation. God prepares Christ’s followers: 4- to fear the Lord – for love of Christ is to control us (Christ […]

(NASB) 2 Corinthians 5:18 “Now all these things are from God…” What are all these things which are from God? For the followers of Christ, we need to be prepared to give the message of reconciliation. God prepares Christ’s followers: 1- to be clothed with heavenly clothing given by God (He is the One Who […]

In a letter written to Timothy from Paul (See 2 Timothy 1:1-2): (NASB) 2 Timothy 3:15 “…that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” Those who come to faith in Christ Jesus as a child […]

(NASB) Psalm 119:145-152 “I cried with all my heart; answer me, O LORD ! I will observe Your statutes. 146 I cried to You; save me And I shall keep Your testimonies. 147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words. 148 My eyes anticipate the night watches, That I […]

(NASB) 1 Peter 2:21-25 “For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, 22 WHO COMMITTED NO SIN, NOR WAS ANY DECEIT FOUND IN HIS MOUTH; 23 and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, […]

1 Jesus was arrested in the darkness of the early morning hours. Then He was taken to a house to be ‘tried’ by Annas (the former high priest and father-in-law to Caiaphas). While there Jesus was mocked and beaten. The illegal trial was held before daybreak. (See John 18:12-13) 2 Then He was taken to […]

Today, in many countries, Christians are being pressured (threatened, ostracized, persecuted, tortured, burned out of house and home, etc.) to deny Christ as their Savior.  Peter would know what that pressure is like…because he denied Christ on the night Jesus was being betrayed (See Luke 22:54-62).  Jesus was not surprised by Peter’s denials, He said […]