Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. James 1:22 NABRE James in his letter to the community is speaking to them about how to change their heart and become a more faithful Christian with deeper roots. He shares many counsels and exhortations about conduct and wants…
View More James 1:22 – December 13, 2019
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, virtue with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with devotion, devotion with mutual affection, mutual affection with love. 2 Peter 1:5-7 NABRE Peter is speaking to the community about all that has been given including…
View More 2 Peter 1:5-7 – November 25, 2019
We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 NABRE Paul in this section of the letter to the community in Rome addresses suffering and coming glory. Paul balances the current era with a coming era that…
View More Romans 8:28 – February 13, 2019
But whoever is made to suffer as a Christian should not be ashamed but glorify God because of the name. 1 Peter 4:16 NABRE Peter in chapter four of his letter speaks about suffering, how it joins the sufferer to Christ. We read Christians are being persecuted for their belief…
View More 1 Peter 4:16 – February 6, 2019
No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us. Romans 8:37 NABRE Paul in the verses preceding the quoted verse proclaims believers united with Christ are led by the Holy Spirit and are sons and daughters of God. God’s adopted children are rescued from the fallen…
View More Romans 8:37 – December 1, 2018