But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)                   ~ Romans 3:5       -KJV There is (at…

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)               ~ Ephesians 6:2   -KJV We can obey out of fear. Or we might also out of love. Honor brings obedience to a higher level…

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?       ~ Romans 6:3  -KJV This burying of ourselves through baptism is an appropriate illustration of what needs to be done with…

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;      ~ Ephesians 5:20       -KJV Thankfulness at all times and for all things is the seed of an overcoming spirit…

Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.       ~ Romans 1:10       -KJV   Here is an example of Paul’s sovereign-oriented perspective that we…

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.             Ephesians 5:17  ~KJV The will of the Lord is both a monumental thing and a small thing. We must first learn to perceive…