"You yourself like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." (1 Peter 2:5. ESV) "By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established." (Proverbs...
"And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness." (Ephesians 4:23-24 KJV)The morning was chaotic, not much different than any other 1940s morning, having many interruptions. My...
A third knock sounded on the old worn door. I stumbled through the dark, tripping over things and making a lot of noise. "Hold on I am coming. Just wait a second" I shouted. I felt along the cold wall and finally found the door handle. Grasping it I flung open the...
We are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh--for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die (Romans 8:12, 13).When I was in the Navy, we called the captain of our ship "the Old Man." Our Old Man was tough and crusty and nobody...
Ezekiel 36:26 - I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. (NIV)Do you ever find yourself awed by how relevant the ancient Biblical texts can be to our contemporary lives? I do....
So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them .... Romans 12:5-6aThe new minister at an Edinburgh, Scotland, church was making visits. The second call...
2 Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (KJV)Romans 12:2 – And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove...