Showing posts with label Faith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Faith. Show all posts

Friday, September 29, 2023

Only the Faithfulness of Jesus Christ


“Consequently, just as condemnation for all people came through one transgression, so too through the one righteous act came righteousness leading to life for all people.” (Romans 5:18)

“For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; it is not from works, so that no one can boast. For we are his creative work, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we can do them.” (Ephesians 1:8-10)

“As a result God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – in heaven and on earth and under the earth – and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:8-10)

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Embrace This Holiness


We are holy not by keeping a moral code 
but because God has chosen us in Christ through the Incarnation. 
It is by faith that we embrace this holiness.

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Not Certainty But Trust


Faith is not so much about certainty 
as it is about trust.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Monday, October 10, 2016

Embracing the Truth


Faith does not make the gospel and our place in it true. 
Faith embraces the truth of it.

Monday, October 3, 2016

Thursday, June 30, 2016

What Counts


What counts, 
the apostle Paul said, 
is faith expressing itself through love. 
God is love, and faith in God 
looks like 
love.

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Forgiveness is Choosing to Trust God


Forgiveness is choosing to trust that,
whatever wrong we may have suffered by another,
God will make us whole.

It begins with the words, "I forgive,"
and continues as often as the need
arises in our heart.

Thursday, March 3, 2016

The Blessing of Our Helplessness


How blessed it is to realize our helplessness,
for then we can hope in God
and trust His love.

How blessed it is to acknowledge our sin,
for then we can hope in God
and trust His forgiveness.

Friday, February 5, 2016

Always in Need


I am always in need of the mercy of God ...
especially when I think I am doing alright.