Monthly Archives: August 2013

“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth” (Luke 12:15). The Living Bible phrases our verse this way:  “Beware! Don’t always be … Continue reading →

“While they promise them liberty,they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage” (2 Peter 2:19). The NIV Study Bible looks at today’s verse in this manner: … Continue reading →

“Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the … Continue reading →

“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that … Continue reading →

“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  To him be glory both now and forever. Amen” (2 Peter 3:18). Our heart’s desire should be to know and show the grace “of our … Continue reading →

“That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life” (Titus 3:7). As a child I heard this explanation of the term justified: “ By God’s grace I was made to be … Continue reading →