April 2012
39 posts
1 John 4:9 ()
9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. #Bible http://j.mp/uKZXlG
1 Peter 3:8-9 ()
8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 9 Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. #Bible http://j.mp/sz6iZc
Proverbs 28:22 ()
22 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him. #Bible http://j.mp/uznu3V
Hebrews 2:18 ()
18 For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. #Bible http://j.mp/u6k6wD
Lord, You know I’m hoping that my situation will switch
That You’ll...
– Cling To You by Trip Lee
Lord, it may get better but it may not
So when I pray God, I pray I
Would...
– Cling To You by Trip Lee
Proverbs 3:3-4 ()
3 Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you;bind them around your neck;write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. #Bible http://j.mp/tjoi33
Isaiah 50:10 ()
10 Who among you fears the Lordand obeys the voice of his servant?Let him who walks in darknessand has no lighttrust in the name of the Lordand rely on his God. #Bible http://j.mp/uIBsYk
1 Peter 2:8 ” and ‘A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.’ They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.” :: (from ESV study bible) Some understand this to teach that God has predestined not _who_ will disobey but only what the _result_ of disobedience will be for those who disobey (i.e., that those who disobey will stumble). It is more...
God can. You can’t. You don’t mature if your focus and energy is on behavior...
– Matt Chandler (via martelthechristianrapper)
James 4:14 (http://esv.to/James4.14) “yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.”
Ephesians 4:31-32 ()
31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. #Bible http://j.mp/sCibpD
2 Corinthians 10:17-18 ()
17 Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord. 18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. #Bible http://j.mp/tQoD8b
Jesus’ saving us isn’t contingent on whether or not we accept Him or not. By...
– Blake Baggott (blakebaggott.tumblr.com)
Church sign heresy.
imstilltrent:
Sign-“Need a new life? God accepts trade-ins.”
Truth: You own no such life to trade-in. Your salvation and being rest in His Sovereign hand.
Psalm 3:3 ()
3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,my glory, and the lifter of my head. #Bible http://j.mp/tZwzmv
Proverbs 20:3 ()
3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,but every fool will be quarreling. #Bible http://j.mp/vGoYT6
James 1:13-14 ()
13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. #Bible http://j.mp/umfKy6
Proverbs 16:28 ()
28 A dishonest man spreads strife,and a whisperer separates close friends. #Bible http://j.mp/sHnCI5
Philippians 1:6 ()
6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. #Bible http://j.mp/nojaE9
Psalm 31:24 ()
24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage,all you who wait for the Lord! #Bible http://j.mp/sPFOpB
Revelation 3:20 ()
20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. #Bible http://j.mp/iJTzMB
Psalm 28:1-2 ()Of David.
28:1 To you, O Lord, I call;my rock, be not deaf to me,lest, if you be silent to me,I become like those who go down to the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,when I cry to you for help,when I lift up my handstoward your most holy sanctuary. #Bible http://j.mp/fXUotd
Psalm 94:12-13 ()
12 Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord,and whom you teach out of your law, 13 to give him rest from days of trouble,until a pit is dug for the wicked. #Bible http://j.mp/iKXSfG
Psalm 19:14 ()
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heartbe acceptable in your sight,O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. #Bible http://j.mp/slI5u6
2 Corinthians 1:21-22 ()
21 And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, 22 and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. #Bible http://j.mp/th4luK
This avoidance of the difficult things in the Scriptures—of sinfulness and...
– Matt Chandler, from The Explicit Gospel
2 Corinthians 3:4-6 ()
4 Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. 5 Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, 6 who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. #Bible http://j.mp/uJyvUq
Matthew 5:9 ()
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. #Bible http://j.mp/trtcqw
Philippians 4:4 ()
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. #Bible http://j.mp/trwgty