If you knew what God looked like and made an image of that likeness, would you be able to fear the image? I suppose you could, but it would be irrational to do so.
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You can't wrap your mind around the Trinity. God is above the world and very different. We cannot imagine. So, God reveals himself and those with faith believe what he says about himself.
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Day 365 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Revelation 20:1–22:21 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Don't always look to the physical when counting your spiritual blessings.
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Day 364 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Revelation 17:1–19:21 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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You can't wrap your mind around the Trinity. God is above the world and very different. We cannot imagine. So, God reveals himself and those with faith believe what he says about himself.
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Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, having the word of Christ dwell in you richly, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
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The command to have no other gods is packed with things to consider. Having another god means to own the god, as one could an idol. But we cannot own Yahweh, in that sense, unless we try to make him into an image that we would worship instead of Yahweh himself.
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Because God is a righteous judge, things must be eventually different: the godly must have eternal good — and the wicked, on the other hand, must be punished forever. Otherwise, he would not be either righteous or God. So, we must keep faith in him despite wickedness and persecution and other troubles in this life.
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Day 362 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Revelation 13:1–16:21 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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You may initially counter that God did not bring you out of Egypt. It was the Hebrew people whom God led out of slavery to pharaohs. They were enslaved for over four centuries in Egypt, waiting for God to send Moses to lead them out.
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Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, having the word of Christ dwell in you richly, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
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Day 361 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Revelation 9:1–12:21 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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"Whoever believes the Word, does not care who the person is that speaks the Word, and neither will he honor the Word for the sake of the person; but on the contrary, he honors the person because of the Word, and always subordinates the person to the Word."
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Exodus 20:2 does not simply say, “I am the Lord God.” It reads, “I am the Lord your God.” Without God revealing himself to the people of Israel, he may have been any deity, any one of the gods of the land.
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The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Amen.
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Had you been in Bethlehem on that night, you would have paid as little attention to Christ as they did; but since it is now made known who Christ is, you profess to serve him, but you would hardly have done it before. If you do nothing for the needy now, you would not have done it for Jesus and his family then.
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Day 360 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Revelation 4:1–8:13 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Peace, lasting peace even when conscience might be troubled, comes through justification with God through Christ.
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The commandments bring God to the forefront of our hearts and minds; the actual commandments seem almost secondary. They are commanded because of the nature of God.
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The commandments begin with a brief foreword that is the condition for the words to follow. Why should we do and not do these certain things? What is the condition for our obedience? God said so.
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Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts... Let the Word of God dwell in youi richly...
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Jesus was a natural man in every respect just as we are — the only difference that he was without a sinful nature. It should be therefore, a great comfort to us that Jesus took upon himself our nature and flesh.
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Day 359 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Revelation 1:1–3:22 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Day 358 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 John 1:1–Jude 25 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Faith in Christ produces the hope of salvation; this is the source of perfect peace.
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What lovelier and more comforting message can be heard than that our sins are not ours any more, that they no more lie on us, but on the Lamb of God.
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Gratitude from the world? Too often, it seems like there is not much gratitude even from the church. That is a reason why a minister’s sufficiency must come from God.
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Day 357 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 John 1:1–5:21 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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What lovelier and more comforting message can be heard than that our sins are not ours any more, that they no more lie on us, but on the Lamb of God.
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The primary task of ministers is two-fold. First, they must teach the law so that people understand they are sinners in danger of God’s judgment.
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Though Satan somewhat bound from and cannot destroy Christ's church, he can still cause trouble and tribulation for God's people. But Jesus promises to be with us, and in this word, we may have peace in the world.
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Day 356 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 2 Peter 1:1–3:18 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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We have no life in ourselves. Nevertheless, our old, inborn natures want to keep trying to live. Though drowned and buried with Christ in baptism, we must be reassured of our death.
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The gospel is the final message of God, that which clearly directs people to Christ. So should we, like John the Baptist, direct people to Christ.
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One never has sustaining peace in self, in religion, in devotion. But when you trust in Christ alone for forgiveness, salvation, and eternal life, it will be well with your soul.
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Some people think of Holy Communion as a sort of magic act: a specific incantation recited by an approved class of people. Others think of it as a legal act, something one must do in order to be right with God.
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The Shepherd Lord shall be their peace.
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Day 355 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read 1 Peter 1:1–5:14 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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"Preparing the way" is a metaphor for confronting people who need to repent. Preparing the way is proclamation of the law so that people do not depend upon themselves and their religion but trust in Christ alone.
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We must first tell the sinners how they can be liberated from their sins and perceive a merciful God. When they have been released from the power of an evil conscience, joy will naturally result.
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God uses his Word and Sacraments to speak peace to the nations.
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It is clear Luther consider the catechism part of the wider education of children. Further, he believed the catechism could instill in them a heart to serve both church and community.
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Day 354 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read James 1:1–5:20 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Day 353 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Hebrews 11:1–13:29 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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Jesus is coming back and the name by which he will be called is "The LORD is our righteousness."
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It is not enough to put off the works of darkness. One must put on the armor of light by putting on the Lord Jesus Christ.
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We should not simply learn God's commandments and acts, fearing, loving, and trusting God above all things, we should learn about God, his character, his inclination toward us.
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Day 352 of Read the Bible in a Year: Read Hebrews 7:1–10:39 in your favorite translation, and solve today's Word Search and jigsaw from today's Scripture.
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To us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
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The gospel has not the least in common with the self-righteous. They want to become rich in works, but the gospel wills that they are to become poor.
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