Jesus, as God is supreme over creation, as its maker, and over redemption, as the God-man who submitted himself to death for us.
In Psalm 31 David's experience shows us that in the midst of persistent problems we can take refuge in the Lord Jesus Christ.
It’s a consequence, when Jesus leaves people in their ignorance. In fact, it’s one of the most serious consequences that you and I could face.
Jesus is offended by superficial religious activity that doesn’t produce reverent fruit toward God.
To rightly walk with God, we need to be built up in the knowledge of his will.
Jesus comes humbly, as a suffering servant. He uniquely comes as a righteous representative for humanity, bringing salvation to a ruined people.
God is faithful to his promises in the most extraordinary ways, and he gives great honor to his servants.
The ideas and instructions laid out here are given for our good, so that we’d be rooted in Christ and built up in his truth.
But here’s what Bartimaeus was good at. He knew how to beg for mercy. And he knew who to beg from.
Our king came down to serve his peasants. The master of heaven came to give us the most precious thing he had. He came to give us himself – to give up his dying breath, so that we could be filled with His Spirit of life.
How should Christians handle adversity? Peter reminds us to look at God's past mercy, our future glory, and so find present joy.
With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.
Not only does God support his people with a lifetime warranty. But he tells us that his faithfulness is forever. His faithfulness to those who trust him – it continues beyond our earthly lifetimes.
God's next to last word to Israel (and to us) is clear: don't ignore God's warnings, remember his word, and hope in the power of the gospel.
God’s justice should drive us to be really humble and honest about our moral failings.
Since the day of God’s judgment is coming, devotion to God will be worth it.
God is goodness itself. Because he acts completely in line with his good nature, God does good to all his creatures, but especially he does good to his people, even using suffering to bring about their good. God also must make us good. He does so by teaching us his word. And to do that, he must first open our eyes to the reality that on our own, we are not good.
They are not forgiven only—not only have their infinite sins been blotted out, but they are made righteous. They are not only made innocent, as if they had done no sin, but righteous, as if they had fulfilled all righteousness. All that Christ did and suffered is counted theirs.
We all struggle with feeling like imposters. The good news is that Jesus gives believers a new identity as God's treasured possession.
The way God is, should shape who we’re becoming.