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Death Is Behind You
Stand on a road. You can face one direction at a time. You can face the grave, or you can face the Savior. You cannot face both. Most people live with death in front of them. They treat it as a fixed...
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Stand on a road. You can face one direction at a time. You can face the grave, or you can face the Savior. You cannot face both. Most people live with death in front of them. They treat it as a fixed...
Your brain will not stop. You lie down at night and a crowd of thoughts shouts over each other. You replay conversations. You rehearse disasters. You solve problems that do not yet exist. And the hard...
A common fear circulates in church pews. It is the fear that if people feel too secure in their relationship with God, they will become lazy. If we talk too much about "Blessed Assurance," believers m...
The Greek language has four words for love. English has one. That single fact has caused more confusion about God than almost any theological debate in history. When a husband says "I love you" to his...
A doctor can prescribe medication for your panic attacks. A therapist can teach you to reframe your thoughts. But the Bible does something neither one can do: it tells you where fear came from, who de...
The resurrection isn't just a miracle. It is a message. Scripture says: "He was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our being declared righteous."Romans 4:25 His death show...
There is a phrase in Scripture so strong, Greek scholars pause when they explain it. "Blessed is the one to whom the Lord will never impute sin."Romans 4:8 / Psalm 32:2 The Greek uses a double negativ...
We fear death because we view it as an end. We picture a cold room and a stopped heart. But Scripture uses a different image. It compares our physical body to a temporary tent. "For we know that if ou...
Seventy-four times, the Bible inserts a word that most readers skip. It sits at the end of a verse, often in parentheses, and most people treat it like a footnote. But what if that small word is the m...
Most people translate shalom as "peace." That is like translating the word "home" as "a building." Technically correct. Still incomplete. Shalom is one of the richest words in the Hebrew Bible. It app...
A courtroom has already delivered the verdict. The judge has left the bench. The gavel has struck. And yet the defendant rises again to ask, "But are you sure?" That is the picture of a believer who d...
Many believers act as if righteousness is a thin piece of glass, beautiful, but easily shattered. But Scripture says something different: "By one offering He has perfected forever those who are being...
The Bible tells us that as the world grows darker, God's people shine brighter. "For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross (deep/thick) darkness the people; but the Lord shall arise up...
Emotions change.God doesn't. Some days you feel close.Some days you feel far.But the truth remains the same: "Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."Roma...
There's a difference between knowing you're righteous and living like you're righteous. God calls righteousness a gift (Romans 5:17).But even a gift can sit unopened if you don't trust the giver. Some...