VERSE: On hearing [Jesus’ teaching], many of His disciples said, “this is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” — John 6:60 THOUGHT:The truth is hard. The gospel cuts. Jesus’ words are not [...]
VERSE: [God speaking to Jeremiah] “…let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them.” — Jeremiah 15:19 THOUGHT:Jeremiah faithfully preached a hard message of judgment and [...]
VERSE: I know, O Lord, that a man’s life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps. — Jeremiah 10:23 THOUGHT:A quick glance of the world from a “bird’s-eye-view” would suffice [...]
VERSE:[God Speaking] “They say to wood, “you are my father,” and to stone, “you gave me birth.” They have turned their backs to me and not their faces; yet when they are in trouble, they say, [...]
VERSE:In any case, we should live up to whatever truth we have attained.Philippians 3:16 THOUGHT:A lot of people are looking for the “new revelation of God”. Others are constantly [...]
At the turn of the 18th century, the Age of Enlightenment swept the western world. Philosophers and thinkers were pulling away from traditional views of God and religion, and started seeking the [...]
VERSE:I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus. Therefore, all who are mature should think this way. And if you think differently about anything, God [...]
VERSE:Do everything without complaining or arguing, SO THAT you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in [...]
VERSE:Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead… — Philippians 3:13 THOUGHT:A [...]
VERSE:As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not [...]