How Deep The Father’s Love For Us

Romans 8:38-39 (KJV)38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. How Deep The Father’s Love For Us – Phillips, Craig, and Deanhttps://youtu.be/CYV7hpD9JTI

The First of Our Second Chances

Because God’s grace is immeasurably greater than our sin, He sent His Son Jesus to be our second chance Romans 3:10-18 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:17 And …

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Jesus Personally Ratified the Abrahamic Covenant

January 3, 2018 Matthew Ervin Note: This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies.  For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. The Covenantor It is in Genesis 15 where the all-important Abrahamic Covenant is ratified.  Back in Genesis 12 the provisions of the covenant are given, including that […]

a shoot from the stump of Jesse… Isaiah 11:1

The picture given is of a tree which has been cut down, leaving only a dead stump. Then, a single shoot comes up that eventually becomes a tree in its own right. It is interesting that this particular messianic prophecy does not use the name of David but uses the name of David’s father, Jesse. David is normally associated with kingship and wealth. However, it should not be forgotten that in his youth, while still living in his father’s house, David was a poor shepherd boy. It wasn’t until when David became king that the house of Jesse was raised …

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