Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. (John 11:21, 32) To me, this passage from John 11 is one of the most poignant in all the Gospels. It reflects the heartbreak of sisters who had been sure Jesus would save their brother — women who loved Jesus and sacrificed for…
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Waging warfare and fighting the good fight.
Waging warfare and fighting the good fight. Posted by appolus on February 16, 2023 1Ti 1:5 Now the purpose of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of sincere faith. Love is the fulfilling of the law (Rom 13:8-10) The whole purpose and fulfillment of the law was…
You are God forever!
You are God forever! Posted by appolus on February 19, 2023 Heb 1:8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. There is a name which is above every other name, that name is Jesus. He is the brightness…
Shall we be disqualified?
Shall we be disqualified? Posted by appolus on February 21, 2023 Heb 2:1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. This is such a dire warning. It comes in the light of what has just been told to…
Finding rest for your weary soul.
Finding rest for your weary soul. Posted by appolus on February 23, 2023 (Heb 4:9-11) There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he that has entered into his rest, he has also ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest…
Shall we suffer?
Shall we suffer? Posted by appolus on February 26, 2023 (Heb 5:8-9) Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; How can the perfect Son of God be made perfect? How…
Can Christians really lose their salvation?
Can Christians really lose their salvation? Posted by appolus on February 28, 2023 Heb 6:4-6 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost……………….If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the…
The anchor of our soul.
(Heb 6:19-20) Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the presence within the veil; where the forerunner has for us entered for us, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Hebrews chapter six is so dramatic and the contrast…
The law written upon our heart, not upon stone.
The law written upon our heart, not upon stone. Posted by appolus on March 5, 2023 Heb 8:13 In that he says, “A new covenant.” He has made the first old. Now that which is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away. A new covenant! And in this new covenant He puts His…
Stand up and fight.
Stand up and fight. Posted by appolus on March 7, 2023 (Heb 10:19-20) Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; Jesus is our new and living way. He…