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A People for God’s Name (October 9)
God's people "bear" His name. In a sense, God has put His reputation in the hands of those who are "a people for his name." Knowing that the world is watching, we live...
I Will Be Their God (October 8)
"I will be their God" had reference in the old covenant to Israel, but in the new it would encompass people from every nation. And amazingly, even this had been antici...
A People for His Own Possession (October 7)
Reconciliation can only be through the atonement of God's Son, Jesus Christ. But in Christ, let us not undervalue what it's possible for us to be: a people set aside f...
And They Will Be His People (October 6)
If God has a people, which He certainly does in Jesus Christ, it was not without purpose that He made them His people. God dwells with us in order that we may know Him...
A Ransomed People (October 5)
Reminiscent of the Passover lamb in Israel, Jesus was a greater sacrifice, enabling God to justify mankind from its sins. John the Baptist said on one occasion as he s...
The Washing of Water with the Word (October 4)
Christ gave Himself up for the church in order that "he might sanctify her." The whole plan by which Christ was able to have a "set apart" people depended on His dying...
The Church in Philippi (October 3)
The church in Philippi had begun in unusual circumstances, and they had been a great encouragement to Paul. The salutation of his letter to them (Philippians 1:1) is a...
The Church in Corinth (October 2)
Let's consider the fascinating group which Paul addressed as "the church of God that is in Corinth." Together, the two letters that we have from Paul to Corinth take u...
A Living Hope (October 1)
Christ's resurrection proves that God can be counted on to help us. His power will guard and keep us until our hope is finally realized. So when discouragement hits us...
The Prospect of Persecution (September 30)
What if you become a Christian? In America, as Christians become a shrinking segment of the population and our views become despised by the mainstream culture, it is l...
Baptism Is for Believers (September 29)
Without faith, baptism accomplishes nothing. It is not a merely ritualistic act, effective regardless of what is going on in the recipient's heart. Rather, its efficac...
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (September 28)
God is one, but His unity is a tri-unity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. While this challenges our best efforts to understand, it is clearly what the Scriptures reveal ...
They Shall See His Face (September 27)
Given the tragic consequences of mankind's sin, there is no more precious promise in the Scriptures than the promise of what heaven will be like for those who have bee...
The Kingdom of Our Lord and of His Christ (September 26)
Paul spoke of the "end" when Christ "delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has p...
Longing to Put On Our Heavenly Dwelling (September 25)
Until we "put on our heavenly dwelling," however, we press toward the goal (Philippians 3:14). God helped Israel through the wilderness, and He will help us also. If t...
Eternal Glory (September 24)
On this battlefield we call "life," people have many needs, and it's hard to know what kind of help to render first. But God's glory is by far the most important need ...
Individually . . . and Together (September 23)
If we resist the idea of "church," that is probably an indication of how much we need it. Yes, it would be easier not to have to adjust ourselves to other people, subm...
Obeying the Gospel Means Trusting in Christ (September 22)
There is no better example of faith than Abraham. "Under utterly hopeless circumstances he hopefully believed . . . being absolutely certain that whatever promise [God...
No Other Name by Which We Must Be Saved (September 21)
The apostles, when threatened, never backed down: the gospel is true and "there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." Others may he...
Keep Yourselves in the Love of God (September 20)
There is one thing we can always do: we can determine that we will be faithful. We can keep ourselves in the love of God. That is the decision we can -- and must -- ma...
What 'Christlikeness' Means (September 19)
It is not just our behavior that needs improving. We ourselves (our deepest thoughts and motives) need fixing. So Christ came to bring us an entirely new kind of life....
Freedom from Slavery to Sin (September 18)
Having demanded to do as we please, we've sold ourselves into slavery. And as painful as it is, there is no better day than when we cry out, with Paul, "Wretched man t...
Rescuing All Three Parts of the Human Mind (September 17)
God's plan is an amazing plan. In Christ, we can make better DECISIONS because our FEELINGS are more appropriate, and we can do that because our THOUGHTS are more trut...
In Christ, What Are We Saved From? (September 16)
Sin has broken apart everything that was meant to be together, but through Christ all is being brought back into harmony. Our disintegration -- our broken-to-pieces-ho...
Appraising Jesus (September 15)
If Jesus truly was the Son of God, we would not expect that truth to be obvious to us if our "eyes" can only see things that this world considers to be important. May ...
What If 'Reason' Were Just a 'Natural' Process? (September 14)
In the biblical account, we are dual creatures who straddle the physical and spiritual worlds. We have a brain, but we also have a mind -- a reasoning faculty that rea...
Forgiveness and Transformation (September 13)
While there is a need for patience, we also need to be diligent. Our transformation will not take place automatically, by divine decree. We have to embrace the process...
Salvation by Baptism Only? (September 12)
If faith without works is insufficient (James 2:14-26), so is baptism without conversion. If we do not make the decision to walk in "newness of life" (Romans 6:4), it ...
Trust, the Only Path to Truth, Is Dangerous (September 11)
All the good things in life require committing ourselves to them. Hesitancy, doubt, and tentativeness will cut the very heart out of our discipleship to Christ. Distru...
If We’re Not Disturbed, We’re Not Listening (September 10)
However "nice" my outward life may be, when I measure my heart (my thoughts, attitudes, and intentions) against Jesus' teaching, I am ashamed. His teaching disturbs me...
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