“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” (Psalm 73:26) Literally the verb is simply fail: “My flesh and my heart fail!” I am despondent! I am discouraged! But then immediately he fires a broadside against his despondency: “But God is the strength of […]
“Not as Cain, who was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous. Do not marvel, brethren, if the world hates you” (1 John 3:12-13). Christians are rejected by the world but accepted by God. You can […]
00Philip Holderhttp://www.hoperoadnazarene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hrn-logo-520x140-1.pngPhilip Holder2015-07-20 06:50:122015-07-20 06:50:12REJECTION BECAUSE OF YOUR FAITH
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. (Ephesians 4:32) Saving faith is not merely believing that you are forgiven. Saving faith looks at the horror of sin, and then looks at the holiness of God, and apprehends spiritually that God’s forgiveness is unspeakably glorious. Faith in God’s […]
MODELS FOR COMBATING DISCOURGEMENT
/in Discipleship, Steadfast Hope“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” (Psalm 73:26) Literally the verb is simply fail: “My flesh and my heart fail!” I am despondent! I am discouraged! But then immediately he fires a broadside against his despondency: “But God is the strength of […]
REJECTION BECAUSE OF YOUR FAITH
/in Discipleship, Steadfast Hope“Not as Cain, who was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous. Do not marvel, brethren, if the world hates you” (1 John 3:12-13). Christians are rejected by the world but accepted by God. You can […]
SAVING FAITH LOVES FORGIVENESS
/in Discipleship, Steadfast HopeBe kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. (Ephesians 4:32) Saving faith is not merely believing that you are forgiven. Saving faith looks at the horror of sin, and then looks at the holiness of God, and apprehends spiritually that God’s forgiveness is unspeakably glorious. Faith in God’s […]