22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; (Ephesians 4:22-23 NIV) The old self, the old body, the old mind and old way of thinking. How...
What is Truth
17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. (John 17:17 CSB) 37 “You are a king then?” Pilate asked. “You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth.Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” 38 “What...
David and Goliath
45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with a sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord of Armies, the God of the ranks of Israel—you have defied him. 46 Today, the Lord will hand you over to me. Today, I’ll strike you down, remove your head,...
Down Payment
21 Now it is God who strengthens us together with you in Christ, and who has anointed us. 22 He has also put his seal on us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment. (2 Corinthians 1:21-22 CSB) Have you ever had to put a large down payment on something?...
Death & Taxes
13 I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. (1 John 5:13 CSB) There are not a lot of assurances in life. In fact we have a saying for this, “Nothing in life...