"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters."Read at Bible GatewayRead all of 1 John 3This verse fits pretty well for Good Friday. This passage i [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
"But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Isaiah 53:3-4"He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
"For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time."Read at Bible GatewayRead all of 1 Timothy 2This verse says a lot. & [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes."Read at Bible GatewayRead all of Ephesians 6This verse begins the final section of the Epistle to [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Romans 15 I think it’s interesting how certain verse [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
" The Lord is my shepherd;I shall not want.2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;He leads me beside the still waters.3 He restores my soul;He leads me in the paths of righteousnessFor His name’s sake. "Read at Bibl [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Acts 4:10,12"then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.... Salvation is found in no one else, for... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]