Read 1 John 2:9–11 Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. 1 John 2:10 A man who was walking down a dark street one night saw a pinpoint of light coming toward him in a faltering way. He thought...
Read Colossians 1:10–14 Bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power … and joyfully giving thanks to the Father. Colossians 1:10–12 Wisdom and conduct should always be related to moral character. One of the great problems in our evangelical world today...
Read 1 Corinthians 5 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that does not occur even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. And you are proud! 1 Corinthians 5:1–2 The people at Corinth were boasting of the fact that their...
Read 1 Peter 2:11–12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. 1 Peter 2:12 In the summer of 1805, a number of Indian chiefs and warriors met...
Read 1 John 3:1–3 We know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 The United States Treasury Department has a special group of employees whose job it is to track down counterfeiters. How do they learn to...
Read Isaiah 1:5—3:26 Your hands are full of blood; wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong, learn to do right! Isaiah 1:15–17 The disgusting thing about Isaiah’s rebellious nation is that they were a religious people (Isa. 1:10–15). They attended temple...
Read Hebrews 9 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! Hebrews 9:14 The old covenant rituals could not change people’s hearts....
Read 1 Peter 5:5–7 Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 1 Peter 5:5 Younger believers should submit to the older believers, not only out of respect for their age, but also out of respect for their spiritual maturity....
Read Isaiah 7—8 The Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 These were perilous days for the nation of Judah. Assyria was growing stronger and threatening the smaller nations. Syria...
Read 1 John 5:6–15 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 John 5:14 What breathing is to a physical person, prayer is to a spiritual person. If our heart is fixed on Christ and we...