Mark 4:18-19 "Those sown among thorns are another sort. They are the people who hear the word, but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit." Here in the Gospel of Mark chapter four, Jesus tells one of the most well-known... Lire la Suite →

Colossians 3:5 “Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly: immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and the greed that is idolatry.” Jesus said that He came to bring life, and life abundantly. (See John 10:10) It seems hard to reconcile the concept of death with this message. If He came to bring... Lire la Suite →

Romans 7:22-24 “For I take delight in the law of God, in my inner self, but I see in my members another principle at war with the law of my mind, taking me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Miserable one that I am! Who will deliver me from this... Lire la Suite →

Hebrews 10 : 18-22 "Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin…"   Yom Kippour, 10 days after Rosh Hoshanna,  is considered to be the holiest and most solemn day of the year. Yom Kippour (Great Forgiveness) or the Day of Atonement  is devoted to fasting, prayer and repentance. Its... Lire la Suite →

James 1:12-14 "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: but every... Lire la Suite →

Matthew 6:13 “… And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil (or the evil one)”. How does one conquer the forbidden fruit and obtain real victory over temptation?  Is it possible to be “temptation free”?  Does God answer the prayer, “and lead us not into temptation”? Let’s first look carefully at the word temptation especially... Lire la Suite →

Psalm 68:5-6 "He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace. God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert." How is God, the king of the universe, in His... Lire la Suite →

Deuteronomy 7:26 "You shall not bring any abominable thing into your house, so as to be, like it, under the ban; loathe and abhor it utterly for it is under the ban." NAB One of the most difficult things to do as a Christian is to learn how to hate sin.  It is easy to hate... Lire la Suite →