Tag Archives: the word of god

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. We lose sight of the fact that it is still dangerous to follow Jesus today. Many countries around the world actively persecute Christians. Authority figures with power do not like the idea of an omnipotent God with more authorityContinue reading “PERSECUTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS”

Matthew 5:38 (KJV) Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:  Exodus 21:24-25; Leviticus 24:20. That was the rule for the society, for the nation. It was a principle of perfect justice. Matthew 5:39-41 (KJV) But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: butContinue reading “LOVE YOUR ENEMIES”

Matthew 9:11 (KJV) And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? Here once again they showed that they thought themselves better than other men. They could not begin to understand why a holy person would want to associate with “sinners”. Nor did they realizeContinue reading “SINNERS ARE WELCOME”

Proverbs 10:17 (KJV) He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. Because we are sinful by nature and ignorant of God’s holy ways, correction and discipline are very important. We ignore them to our own end. Hebrews 12:7-8 (KJV) If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with youContinue reading “CORRECTION”

Isaiah 55:10-11 (KJV) For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shallContinue reading “WORKS OF GOD”

Matthew 5:13 (KJV) Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. God’s people are the “salt” of the earth, not the “pepper” or theContinue reading “SALT OF THE EARTH”

1 Corinthians 7:10 (KJV) And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: What he has said before was not a command (v 6). Believers are free either to marry or not to marry. But having married they are not free to divorce eachContinue reading “DIVORCE”

1 Corinthians 7:1-2 (KJV) Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. The single life at Corinth at that time was good, but only ifContinue reading “MARRIAGE AMONG BELIEVERS”

Job 38:4 (KJV) Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. God asks Job if he knew how the foundation of the earth formed. Of course, the answer is no. Even if explained to us, we would be incapable of understanding; our limited minds are humble. WeContinue reading “LACK OF UNDERSTANDING”

Isaiah 55:9 (KJV) For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Our thoughts can’t even begin to understand all God has made, let alone the depths in God Himself. It is not surprising that books like this prophecy of Isaiah,Continue reading “GOD’S PLANS ARE BETTER THAN MY PLANS”