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righteousness

  1. Righteousness by Faith

    In order to meet the requirements of the law, our faith must grasp the righteousness of Christ, accepting it as our righteousness. Through union with Christ, through acceptance of His righteousness by faith, we may be qualified to work the works of God, to be colaborers with Christ. If you are...
  2. In the Day of Trouble

    Friday, October 14, 2016, 10:11 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 50:7-15, 23 (ESV). Is God Pleased? (vv. 7-13) “Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God...
  3. Take Refuge

    Sunday, September 25, 2016, 9:11 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 5 (ESV). Prayer (vv. 1-3) Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my groaning. Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God...
  4. Does Almightiness confer Moral Uprightness?

    This thread is based on the following controversy which arose on another and which I feel deserves a thread all its own. Does being almighty grant the almighty moral righteousness? Is might right in such a cases simply because it is might? I disagree. Below is how the discussion went. How does...
  5. We Lay Down our Lives

    Friday, August 26, 2016, 3:16 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Oh, To Be Like Thee.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 John 3:1-18 (ESV). To Be Like Him (vv. 1-3) See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are...
  6. Confirm Your Calling

    Saturday, August 20, 2016, 6:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Draw Me Close.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Peter 1:1-11 (ESV). Equal with Ours (vv. 1-4) Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing...
  7. Becoming Mature

    Sunday, June 19, 2016, 3:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Seek the Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Ephesians 4:1-24 (Select vv. ESV). Worthy of the Calling (vv. 1-7) I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to...
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    Should a Christian Celebrate Easter and Christmas?

    I see some of the traditions and customs that are done during these times and clearly have nothing to do with Christ. I have also noticed that Easter is sometimes in March and sometimes in April. Every year Easter is on a different day. Now if we were to say that Christ rose that day and...
  9. He is Enough!

    Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 7:25 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “In Holiness.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Luke 6:17-26 (ESV). Blessed Are You (vv. 17-23) And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great...
  10. In Holiness

    When God says in his Word that we are to be holy as he is holy, he means that we are to be separate from (different, unlike) this sinful world, because we are becoming like Jesus. His idea of worship of him is that we offer our lives to him as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to him, which...