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Faith is convicted trust, not vague belief. Faith is a placing of hopes in such a way that hope gets redefined. In the Scriptures, hope does not have the connotation of “I hope such and such will happen,” as if there is some chance it may not. No, in the Scriptures, hope is an assured trust. Our hope is Christ, and this hope will prove true; it wil
... See moreJared C. Wilson , Mike Ayers (Foreword) • The Pastor's Justification
The Bible has one theme—redemption. • The Bible has one hero—the Lord Jesus. • The Bible has one villain—the devil. • The Bible has one purpose—the glory of God!
Adrian Rogers • What Every Christian Ought to Know
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Sinclair B. Ferguson • The Whole Christ
The greatest good on this earth is God. Period.
Preston M. Sprinkle • The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply
our God is a God of detail.
Tara-Leigh Cobble • The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible
Psalm 14 shows up in Paul’s letter to the Romans. David and Paul both say humans aren’t good people; we have nothing to offer God.
Tara-Leigh Cobble • The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible
If a random sampling of one thousand American Christians were taken today, the majority would define faith as belief in the existence of God. In earlier times it did not take faith to believe that God existed—almost everybody took that for granted. Rather, faith had to do with one’s relationship to God—whether one trusted in God. The difference bet
... See moreBrennan Manning • The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out
theme of Christian joy. Paul is joyful as he thinks of the Christians in Philippi. He rejoices that even his imprisonment advances the gospel.