“But that is exactly what we are, each of us a temple in whom God lives. God himself put it this way: “I’ll live in them, move into them; I’ll be their God and they’ll be my people.      So leave the corruption and compromise; leave it for good,” says God.     With promises like […]

“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering.    Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into […]

“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.     Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit […]

The angel spoke to the women: “There is nothing to fear here. I know you’re looking for Jesus, the One they nailed to the cross. He is not here. He was raised, just as he said.”    Come and look at the place where he was placed. “Now, get on your way quickly and tell […]

“Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet.        Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply […]

“But if God himself has taken up residence in your life, you can hardly be thinking more of yourself than of him.    Anyone, of course, who has not welcomed this invisible but clearly present God, the Spirit of Christ, won’t know what we’re talking about.       But for you who welcome him, in whom […]

“My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him.    You’re deeply rooted in him. You’re well constructed upon him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught.       School’s out; quit studying the subject […]

 “Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out.   Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law. If you think you are too good for that, you are […]

“God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!    He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.       Glory to God in the church! Glory to God in the Messiah, in Jesus! […]

“God makes everything come out right; he puts victims back on their feet.   God is sheer mercy and grace; not easily angered, he’s rich in love. He doesn’t endlessly nag and scold, nor hold grudges forever.    He doesn’t treat us as our sins deserve, nor pay us back in full for our wrongs.    As high […]