Galatians 5:7-15 (NKJV)
7 You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
8 This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you.
9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
10 I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.
11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased.
12 I could wish that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off!
13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!
Bible Reading for August 25
Luke Chapter 3
1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, Continue reading “Bible Reading for August 25”
El Amor Cumple La Ley
Galatas 5:14 (NVI)
7 Vosotros estabais corriendo bien. ¿Quién os estorbó para que dejarais de obedecer a la verdad?
8 Tal instigación no puede venir de Dios, que es quien os ha llamado.
9 «Un poco de levadura fermenta toda la masa».
10 Yo por mi parte confío en el Señor que no pensaréis de otra manera. El que os está perturbando será castigado, sea quien sea.
11 Hermanos, si es verdad que yo todavía predico la circuncisión, ¿por qué se me sigue persiguiendo? Si tal fuera mi predicación, la cruz no ofendería tanto.
12 ¡Ojalá que esos instigadores acabaran por mutilarse del todo!
13 Os hablo así, hermanos, porque habéis sido llamados a ser libres; pero no os valgáis de esa libertad para dar rienda suelta a vuestras pasiones. Más bien servíos unos a otros con amor.
14 En efecto, toda la ley se resume en un solo mandamiento: «Ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo».
15 Pero, si seguís mordiéndoos y devorándoos, tened cuidado, no sea que acabéis por destruiros unos a otros.
Bible Reading for August 24
Luke Chapter 1
1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, Continue reading “Bible Reading for August 24”
Points to Ponder – Greater Things!
Here’s a bite-sized piece of encouragement from your Bible. Also included is a featured song that is sure to lift your spirit. May your heart and soul be blessed. –G–
45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote–Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46 And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
Continue reading “Points to Ponder – Greater Things!”Bible Reading for August 23
Song of Solomon Chapter 6
1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee. Continue reading “Bible Reading for August 23”
The Safety of the Faithful
Psalms 4:1-8 (NKJV)
1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have relieved me in my distress;
Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
2 How long, O you sons of men,
Will you turn my glory to shame?
How long will you love worthlessness
And seek falsehood? —Selah
3 But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly;
The Lord will hear when I call to Him.
4 Be angry, and do not sin.
Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. —Selah
5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,
And put your trust in the Lord.
6 There are many who say, “Who will show us any good?”
Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.
7 You have put gladness in my heart,
More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.
8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
Bible Reading for August 22
Song of Solomon Chapter 3
1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. Continue reading “Bible Reading for August 22”
La Seguridad de Los Fieles
Salmos 4:1-8 (NVI)
1 Responde a mi clamor, Dios mío y defensor mío.
Dame alivio cuando esté angustiado,
apiádate de mí y escucha mi oración.
2 Y vosotros, señores,
¿hasta cuándo cambiaréis mi gloria en vergüenza?
¿Hasta cuándo amaréis ídolos vanos
e iréis en pos de lo ilusorio? —Selah
3 Sabed que el Señor honra al que le es fiel;
el Señor me escucha cuando lo llamo.
4 Si os enojáis, no pequéis;
en la quietud del descanso nocturno
examinaos el corazón. —Selah
5 Ofreced sacrificios de justicia
y confiad en el Señor.
6 Muchos son los que dicen:
«¿Quién puede mostrarnos algún bien?»
¡Haz, Señor, que sobre nosotros
brille la luz de tu rostro!
7 Tú has hecho que mi corazón rebose de alegría,
alegría mayor que la que tienen los que disfrutan de trigo y vino en abundancia.
8 En paz me acuesto y me duermo,
porque solo tú, Señor, me haces vivir confiado.
No Return to the Law
Galatians 2:11-21 (NKJV)
11 Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed;
12 for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
13 And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews?
15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
17 “But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not!
18 For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
19 For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God.
20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.”
