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.
Matthew 5:9 In Christ, peacemakers are those who, reconciled to God, reflect his peace and reveal their adoptions as sons.
Psalm 24:1-10 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? Who shall stand in his holy place? This is the question at the heart of Psalm 24. It's really a…
Psalm 103:1-18 Mercy received becomes mercy revealed, and mercy revealed receives mercy renewed.
Matthew 5:7 In union with Christ, the merciful life is not a condition for grace, but a consequence of it. Those who have received God's covenant mercy in Christ are…
Matthew 5:6 True blessedness is found in those whom God has regenerated to hunger and thirst not for this world, but for the righteousness found in Christ and grown by…