“He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that He might fill all things” — Ephesians 4:10 In Luther’s explanation of the Second Article, we confess, “I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten …
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Then He said unto them, “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!” — Luke 24:25 Doubt is the absence of certainty. Doubt is a form of unbelief, not necessarily, however, the unbelief that …
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“Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed. Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed.” — John 20:29 “Seeing is believing” is an age-old expression, indicating that people will not believe …
“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.” — Romans 5:6 What do the Holy Scriptures teach us about this “Christ,” this Christ, who “died for the ungodly”? He was from all eternity …
“…being justified freely by His grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,…” — Romans 3:24 It has been said that there is no such thing as a “free lunch.” To be sure, it may indeed be free of …
“Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the Word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives” — I Peter 3:1 In the early church, many …
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Our one and only Savior gives us, His dear followers, this ever-timely instruction: “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34b). We need this verse’s reminder from God’s Law, but we especially need this verse’s never-changing motivation from …
“Behold the Lamb of God!…We have found the Messias!…” — John 1:35-51 The holy season of Epiphany, in which we Christians celebrate the manifestation or appearing of the Lord Jesus as the Savior of all mankind, is a specially-appropriate time …
“Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy Word.” — Luke 2:29 As the old year winds down to its final days and the new year is about to dawn, it is appropriate that we Christians …
The Scriptures clearly state in opposition to such blasphemy of the Savior’s holy incarnation and birth: “The angel Gabriel was sent…to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph…” “And the angel said unto her…, ‘Thou shalt conceive …
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