... men the most pitiable. (NKJV) 1 Corinthians 15:17;19
Life has an origin and definitely has a destination so life is meaningful. There are many who hold the view that life ends with death but have failed ...
“I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” (NIV) John 12:24
We are called by God to death, through ...
"Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life." (KJV) Rev. 2:10b
The early church suffered great persecution from both the Jews and the Roman government. These persecutions were ...
... of the citizens of Rome, but also from their thoughts, their eyes, and their ears.” The cross was to be unheard of, unseen of, and unthought-of. “For indeed a death by crucifixion seems to include all ...
“I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” (NIV) John 12:24
We are called by God to death, through ...
"Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life." (KJV) Rev. 2:10b
The early church suffered great persecution from both the Jews and the Roman government. These persecutions ...
“Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Esteem her and she will honour you.” (NIV) Proverbs 4:7-8
People often have the perception that formal education ...
... for us to please God in our lives.
Christ weighed the price (the cross, its shame and death) against the prize (sitting at the right hand of God); He chose to pay the price just so that He could attain ...
... In 2 Samuel 1:1–16, a young Amalekite rushed to tell David of King Saul’s death, expecting honor for being the first messenger. Instead, David was heartbroken and asked, “How was it you were not afraid ...
... enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." (NIV) James 1:13-15
Note the progression in this section of scripture: temptation, ...
... empowered by God, intruded into the priesthood—a sacred space not his to enter. The result? He was struck with leprosy and lived isolated till death.
Why do we boast in what we did not originate? Paul ...
... what is right and knows what He is about, and the narration of the faithful does not end by death (Hebrews 6:10).
Once more, kindly consider my closing words to you. With or without lions, strive to ...
... whole. Too often inferior materials are used, and when tests come, lives crumble” (NLT Commentary).
Perhaps when we are buffeted with the regular challenges and pains of life, such as the death of a ...
... to be for their contribution to God’s work. Job (Job 6), King David (Psalm 142), Elijah (1Kings 19) and Jesus before his death (Matt. 26) were all in anxious states.
As humans, we get troubled by many ...
... was seen a few days after his death; cold body knelt down and in a prayer posture by his bedside. He once said: ‘I will place no value on anything I have or possess except in relation to the kingdom of ...
... believer wants to be “neutral” in their daily endeavours. Joseph of Arimathea who buried the Messiah was part of the Sanhedrin that condemned Jesus to death but did not openly declare his faith because ...
“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” (NIV) 1 Peter 5:8
As Christians, we are in a perpetual battle—a spiritual warfare ...
... To talk of the many great things He does, and even that gory and gruesome death He embraced on the cross for our sake, we can never repay. So, what have we done for Jesus?
Before He left earth, He echoed ...
... stand if you’re unprepared,
Trembling you’ll fall on your knee;
Facing the sentence of life or of death,
What will that sentence be?”
May God help us to be diligent so as to rejoice at His ...
... the fear of premature death etc.
In cases where we succumb to the temptation, we try to clear our conscience with saying such as “after all, the society is not condemning what I did and other people ...
