Proverbs 6:20-35 Because God has bound His people in covenant holiness, we must pursue radical purity of hearts by putting to death the old man’s sin, through the Spirit, as…
Matthew 5:27-30 Because Christ calls his people to radical holiness, believers must pursue purity of heart through mortification of sin by the Spirit, resting in Christ's finished work.
Isaiah 1:10-20 True covenant worship demands reconciled hearts, cleansed from sin, reconciled to neighbor, and restored by grace.
Matthew 5:21-26 Christ reveals that the covenant demands not only the restraint of outward violence, but the reconciliation of hearts, for only reconciled people can offer true worship to the…
Jeremiah 31:31-34 Because Christ is the mediator of the New Covenant, believers rest in His forgiveness, receive His Spirit, and rejoice in His law written on their hearts.
Matthew 5:17-20 Because Christ has fulfilled the law and the prophets, the believer must rest in His righteousness, revere His word, and reflect His righteousness in daily life.
Matthew 5:13-16 Because believers are united to Christ in the covenant of grace, they are called to live out their covenant identity as salt and light, preserving truth, shining in…
Isaiah 66:1-5 Because God dwells with the humble who tremble at his word, his persecuted people can endorse suffering with joy for the Kingdom of Heaven is already theirs.
Matthew 5:10 Persecution isn’t proof that you’ve lost the kingdom, persecution is proof you belong to it. Those who endure persecution for covenant faithfulness to Christ, show themselves to be…
Matthew 5:9 In Christ, peacemakers are those who, reconciled to God, reflect his peace and reveal their adoptions as sons.