Hebrews 7:11-12 - If perfection could have been obtained through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the law was given to the people), why was there still need for another priest to come -- one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron? For...
"God, whom I serve with my whole heart…" (Rom 1:9 NIV)"…that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith." (Rom 1:12 NIV)"I am so eager to preach the gospel…" (Rom 1:15 NIV)"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the...
"The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace . . . Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God." (Rom 8:6, 8 NIV)Living in the Middle Ages wasn't easy. (Are we any better with our hectic self-appointed...
"So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God's judgment? Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance?"...
"Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called" (1 Tim 6:12 NIV)When the first permanent settlers to Iceland initially arrived in the area now known as Reykjavik, they must have been quite surprised. Remember in 874, cigarettes didn't even exist until...
"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it...
"There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. The...