Lustfulness starts from the mind.


It degenerates to the desire to touch.


From touching, it moves to handling.

And from that to the full action.

Say no to lustfulness.

Premarital sex is frowned upon by God.


Say no to premarital sex.

Personal indebtedness or national one is not a good signal.


No nation should revel in indebtedness.

Looking up to God for directions remains the best way to pick a life partner.

God is able.

Gradually, the epidemic is going.

May it never come back in Jesus name.

God na helele

God na waya

God na helele

God na waya

Nobody dey like Him nobody be like Him

Eewo wanle God na helele.

One day, people who pay tribe to others will also receive tribute.


Life is such a paradox.

It is better to spend it well with the fear of God.

Celebrity is a life like a candle in the wind.


It will fizzle out.


Remember your eternity. That is what really matters.

RIP to the dead actor.


Life is indeed vanity.

Let us make our ways with Christ before the last breath.

Lust is always a dangerous game.


This life will be much better if there is nothing called 'lusts.'


See the heart aches it has wrought on humans who chose to live by it.

From spot A to B. Then back to spot A.

Humans always fret when there is no need. As the English proverb says, so much ado about nothing.

In Christ there is no restlessness.

Hallelujah, Jesus is alive
Death has lost its victory
And the grave has been denied
And Jesus lives forever
He's alive, He's alive

He's the alpha and omega
The first and last is He
The curse of sin is broken
And we have perfect liberty
The lamb of God has risen

He's alive, He's alive
Hallelujah, Jesus is alive
Death has lost its victory
And the grave has been denied
Jesus lives forever

He's alive, He's alive
He's the alpha and omega
The first and last is He
The curse of sin is broken
And we have perfect liberty

The lamb of God has risen
He's alive, He's alive
Hallelujah, Jesus is alive
Death has lost its victory
And the grave has been denied

Jesus lives forever
He's alive, He's alive
He's the alpha and omega
The first and last is He
The curse of sin is broken

We have perfect liberty
The lamb of God has risen
He's alive, He's alive
Hallelujah, Jesus is alive
He's alive, He's alive

He's alive, He's alive
Yes, He's alive

You are worthy to be glorified

You are worthy Lord

You are worthy to be glorified

You are worthy Lord.

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What Does the Bible Say About Power Of The Word?

Hebrews 4:12 ESV / 414 helpful votes

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 225 helpful votes

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Romans 10:17 ESV / 214 helpful votes

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Romans 1:16 ESV / 199 helpful votes

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV / 172 helpful votes

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
James 1:22 ESV / 170 helpful votes

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
1 Peter 1:23 ESV / 166 helpful votes

Since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
Acts 20:32 ESV / 162 helpful votes

And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
Psalm 119:105 ESV / 162 helpful votes

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 ESV / 144 helpful votes

And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
Jeremiah 15:16 ESV / 141 helpful votes

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.
Isaiah 55:11 ESV / 130 helpful votes

So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
John 17:17 ESV / 115 helpful votes

Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
Matthew 4:4 ESV / 113 helpful votes

But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Psalm 107:20 ESV / 112 helpful votes

He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.
John 15:3 ESV / 110 helpful votes

Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 107 helpful votes

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Proverbs 18:21 ESV / 105 helpful votes

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Psalm 119:11 ESV / 105 helpful votes

I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
James 1:21 ESV / 97 helpful votes

Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Proverbs 12:18 ESV / 96 helpful votes

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
1 Corinthians 1:18 ESV / 93 helpful votes

For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Proverbs 21:23 ESV / 93 helpful votes

Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Acts 6:7 ESV / 90 helpful votes

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 89 helpful votes

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
John 1:1 ESV / 88 helpful votes

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Isaiah 40:8 ESV / 87 helpful votes

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
1 Corinthians 2:14 ESV / 84 helpful votes

The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
Genesis 1:3 ESV / 84 helpful votes

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
John 1:1-51 ESV / 80 helpful votes

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. ...
John 6:63 ESV / 79 helpful votes

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
Proverbs 16:24 ESV / 76 helpful votes

Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Matthew 12:36 ESV / 75 helpful votes

I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
Proverbs 15:4 ESV / 74 helpful votes

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Joshua 1:8 ESV / 74 helpful votes

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Hebrews 11:3 ESV / 73 helpful votes

By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
John 1:1-3 ESV / 72 helpful votes

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 1:14 ESV / 70 helpful votes

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Psalm 19:14 ESV / 70 helpful votes

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Deuteronomy 8:3 ESV / 70 helpful votes

And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
Colossians 3:16 ESV / 68 helpful votes

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Colossians 4:6 ESV / 67 helpful votes

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
Ephesians 6:10 ESV / 66 helpful votes

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
James 1:26 ESV / 61 helpful votes

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
John 7:38 ESV / 61 helpful votes

Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”
Matthew 24:35 ESV / 60 helpful votes

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
Romans 10:9 ESV / 59 helpful votes

Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Luke 24:27 ESV / 58 helpful votes

And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 57 helpful votes

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. ...
2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 56 helpful votes

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
Proverbs 13:3 ESV / 55 helpful votes

Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Romans 1:20 ESV / 53 helpful votes

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
Romans 12:2 ESV / 52 helpful votes

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
John 8:32 ESV / 52 helpful votes

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Psalm 33:6 ESV / 52 helpful votes

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
Philippians 4:13 ESV / 50 helpful votes

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Psalm 119:89 ESV / 50 helpful votes

Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
Acts 1:8 ESV / 48 helpful votes

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
John 16:13 ESV / 48 helpful votes

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
Luke 6:45 ESV / 48 helpful votes

The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Matthew 22:29 ESV / 48 helpful votes

But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.
Proverbs 10:19 ESV / 47 helpful votes

When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Colossians 3:8 ESV / 45 helpful votes

But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
Matthew 12:37 ESV / 44 helpful votes

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Luke 8:11 ESV / 43 helpful votes

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
John 3:16 ESV / 42 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
James 3:5 ESV / 40 helpful votes

So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 40 helpful votes

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Psalm 19:7-8 ESV / 40 helpful votes

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
Matthew 19:26 ESV / 39 helpful votes

But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Hebrews 1:3 ESV / 38 helpful votes

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Proverbs 18:20 ESV / 38 helpful votes

From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
Proverbs 11:12 ESV / 38 helpful votes

Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.
Ephesians 3:20 ESV / 37 helpful votes

Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,
Romans 12:14 ESV / 37 helpful votes

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.
1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV / 36 helpful votes

Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
Proverbs 30:5 ESV / 35 helpful votes

Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Psalm 19:7 ESV / 35 helpful votes

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
Galatians 5:17 ESV / 34 helpful votes

For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
Psalm 1:2 ESV / 34 helpful votes

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
Acts 6:4 ESV / 33 helpful votes

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
Proverbs 17:9 ESV / 33 helpful votes

Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
Ephesians 5:26 ESV / 32 helpful votes

That he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
Proverbs 18:13 ESV / 32 helpful votes

If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
Psalm 141:3 ESV / 32 helpful votes

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!
2 Peter 1:3 ESV / 31 helpful votes

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,
Acts 19:20 ESV / 31 helpful votes

So the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily.
James 3:10 ESV / 30 helpful votes

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
Titus 1:9 ESV / 30 helpful votes

He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.
Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Psalm 147:15 ESV / 30 helpful votes

He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
Psalm 119:1-176 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! ...
Acts 12:24 ESV / 29 helpful votes

But the word of God increased and multiplied.
John 17:8 ESV / 29 helpful votes

For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me.
John 1:1-15 ESV / 29 helpful votes

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. ...
Revelation 1:1-20 ESV / 28 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood ...
Romans 13:1 ESV / 28 helpful votes

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
Matthew 15:18 ESV / 27 helpful votes

But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.
1 John 4:8 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 Peter 2:2 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—

Greg Judy
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

—I Corinthians 13:13

This verse has sadly been taken out of context so often and has been hijacked by popular culture. It is frequently posted on social media pages. It is a popular verse to get tattooed on a person’s body. There is even a very popular secular song with this verse as a lyric in the main chorus.

Many people — even unbelievers of Scripture — resonate with this verse. But everyone has missed the point. Do people really know what the verse — as well as the terms faith, hope and love — means?

In chapter 13 of his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul gives a list of various spiritual gifts that are useless if not conducted in love. He wants to impress upon the Corinthians that ministry will not produce fruit if not conducted in love.

He then explains the characteristics of love and the attitudes and acts that exemplify a loving person. He writes that “love never ends.” Whereas the spiritual gifts will cease — and some have — love is eternal.

Why is love eternal? First, we have to define faith, hope and love biblically.

According to Hebrews 11:1, “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Biblical faith is not a blind trust. It is a well-reasoned belief in God and His Word. It is a belief that God will do what He says He will do. Faith allows a Christian to hope for the future.

For the Christian, hope is not a wish or a longing for something to occur. Hope is an expectation that a future event will — and has been promised to — occur. For example, December 25 is the Christmas holiday. It is not a date that we wish were Christmas. It is actually the day on the calendar on which we celebrate Christmas, and we expect that Christmas will occur each year.

Christian hope is Christ’s return. Just as the ancient Jews hoped for the birth of a promised Savior, so too do New Covenant believers hope for the return of the Savior to gather His people and judge the world. Titus calls this a “blessed hope” (Titus 2:13).

Love is an action, not a feeling or emotion, and is best exemplified in John 15:13: “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends,” which Christ Jesus did on his own accord for all those who believe in him alone (John 3:16).

Faith and hope are earthly. Faith is a confident trust in things unseen. Hope is an expectation in Christ’s return.

Love is an act of worship to God. When Christ returns and gathers His people to live with Him forever, faith and hope will have been realized. Christ will be seen. The blessed hope will have occurred.

What remains is an eternity of love for Christ. That’s what makes love greater.

Greg Judy serves on the pastoral staff at Hancock Reformed Baptist Church.

Bible Verses About Humility

By Annette Griffin


We know from God's Word that he resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. How can we know that we are living in humility and ready to receive God's blessings? Humility is the ability to be without pride or arrogance and it is a main character that should be seen in those who follow Jesus Christ. Jesus is the best example of someone who humbly followed God's plan for His life.

Proverbs is filled with warnings of those who refuse to be humble. The New Testament is full of blessings for those who put others before themselves. You will miss out on the blessed, abundant life that God wants for you if you refuse to let get of pride and follow His purpose on your life. Be encouraged by these Bible verses about humility and start choosing today to come humbly before God so He can lift you up!

WHAT IS YOUR CHOICE?


LIFE is all about making choices. We make choices at every moment of our lives on daily basis. For instance, you have made some today. The fact that you are reading this message is also a choice that you have made.

God has made every man to choose between two or more variables in their lifetime. God said in the Bible: "See, I have set before thee this day life and good, death and evil." (Deuteronomy 30: 15). From this passage, God is literally saying that He will not force His will upon you. He has given you an 'open cheque' as a free moral agent to make your choices. But one thing you need to bear in mind is that there are either rewards or consequences for any choice you make. So you cannot blame anyone, you are responsible for your action(s). The choice or decision that you make today can either make you or mar your tomorrow.

So, friend, what choices have you been making? Have you sat down to examine the effect or outcome of your choices? Do you know that God's wish for you is to choose 'life' and follow the path that leads to eternal life?

Jesus Christ is the life. He said: "I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the father but by me." (John 14:6).

Beloved, make this right choice today by accepting Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, and eternal life shall be yours. If you are ready to do this, kindly pray this prayer:

Heavenly Father, I come to you today. I acknowledge my sins and I ask for your forgiveness in Jesus name. I welcome you into my heart today. I renounce every work of darkness in Jesus name. Jesus is now my Lord and Saviour.

Amen.

Importance of Praising God

The Duke of Wellington, the British military leader who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, proved to be an extremely difficult officer under which to serve. Brilliant and demanding, he rarely gave compliments to his soldiers.

No doubt due to mellowing in his old age, he gave the following reply when asked if he would do anything differently, given another chance at life: “I’d give more praise.”

While that’s a good life lesson in terms of person to person, it’s infinitely more important in our relationship with God. So rather than looking back at the end of your life, wishing you had praised more, start now. Here are seven reasons why you must not wait.

The Bible commands it. As the Psalmist says, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord” (Psalm 150:6).

Praise facilitates access to God. Obviously, it’s the blood of Jesus that paves the way for our forgiveness from sin and relationship with God (Hebrews 10:19). That being said, our perpetual praise provides a clear and unhindered passage. Therefore, “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise” (Psalm 100:4).

Praise is where God lives. Wait a minute, isn’t God omnipresent – everywhere, all the time? Absolutely! Yet His presence is especially intense in an atmosphere of praise. The Bible says God is “Enthroned upon the praises of Israel” (Psalm 22:3).

Praise promotes productivity. According to the Word, the Earth yields its produce in the presence of praise (Psalm 17:5-6). Does this mean crops are actually going to grow better where praise is present? Perhaps. Why not? Whatever your feeling on the matter, I like Jack Taylor’s commentary in his book The Hallelujah Factor. “When we praise, productivity is maximized, fulfillment is realized and frustration is neutralized” (p. 31).

Praise chases away despair. There’s no better way to beat the blues than to change our focus from self to God. Such a shift produces “the oil of gladness instead of mourning” (Isaiah 61:3).

Praise is an effective weapon against the devil. I firmly believe Satan, once the good angel Lucifer and God’s praise leader (Isaiah 14), was kicked out of heaven and doomed to destruction due to his desire to be like God. He has hated praise ever since because of its reminder of what he gave up and can’t regain.

God is worthy of it. “The Lord is great and worthy of our praise” (NCV). While it’s obviously good to praise and encourage those around us, God alone deserves our heartfelt worship and supreme allegiance.

Two missionaries traveled to southern Mexico to work among the Chol Indians. Among other ministries, they labored 25 years to translate the New Testament into the local language. Today, more the 12,000 make up the Chol Christian Community – which, by the way, is financially self-supporting. What’s most amazing, however, is that even though the locals didn’t know how to sing when the missionaries arrived, they’ve since became known as “the singers.”

“They love to sing now,” said George Sweeting in Psalms of the Heart, “because now they have something to sing about” (p. 70-71).

As believers, we not only have something to sing about, but Someone to praise. So, whether it’s privately or corporately, musically, verbally or otherwise, let the praises begin.

TODD GADDIS

CALVARY: THE PLACE OF PEACE AND PARDON

CALVARY, where we can see God's love at its best, and man's sin at its worst. Calvary, where the Son of God died, in order that the son of men may live forever. (Mark 15: 16 - 20; 24 - 28)

And the soldiers led Him away into the hall, called Praetorium, and they call together the whole band. And they clothed Him with purple, and planted a crown of thorns, and put it about His head. And began to salute Him, Hail, King of Jews!

And they smote Him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon Him, and bowing their knees worshipped Him. And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe from Him, and put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.

And when they had crucified Him, they parted His garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. And it was the third hour, and they crucified Him two thieves; the one on His right , and the other on His left. And the superscription of His accusation was written over, The King of the Jews. And He was numbered with transgressors.


THE SON OF GOD SUFFERING FOR SINNERS

The passage we have read now shows us the infinite love of Christ towards sinners. The sufferings described in it would fill our minds with mingled horror and compassion, if they had been inflicted on one who was only a man like ourselves. But when we reflect that the sufferer was the eternal Son of God, we are lost in wonder and amazement.

TRUE CHRISTIANS HAVE PEACE

Through the blood of Jesus true Christians have peace with God. They are pardoned and brought nigh to God. Here is rest and peace for the conscience. The blood of Jesus can cleanse you from all sin. Though your sins should be scarlet, they may be made white as snow. Here is the secret of a happy heart. Blessed be God, there is a fountain opened for sinners, even the precious blood of the lamb, and washing daily in that fountain, we are clean from sin.

COME AND BE SAVED

To be saved is to be delivered in this present life from the power of sin, by receiving a new nature through the working of Christ's Spirit. It is to be freed from the hateful dominion of sin, the world, and the devil, by having a new creature put in us by the Holy Ghost. Whosoever is thus renewed in the spirit of his mind, is a saved soul. He shall enter into the glorious kingdom of God.

Dr. J.C. Ryle

HOW CAN THIS BE?

How can this be? Salvation free? A gift? Performed by a man from the despised region of Galilee, son of a carpenter, a man who lived less than 35 years, rejected by the leaders of his own country? How can this be?
It can be, because this Man from Galilee is not only true man. He is the eternal Son of the Father and the Holy Ghost, lives and rules the world eternally.

So the sacred Scriptures tell us. "In Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily," Paul says to the Colossians. "God was manifest in the flesh," St. Paul says to Timothy. And the writer to the Hebrews says that He is "the brightness of His (God's) glory, and the express image of His person."

Of course! How else could He keep the Law and be "Holy, harmless, undefilled" by sin? Just think of it. No evil thought crossed His mind. No unkind word passed His lips. No unjust deed marred His behavior. He "went about doing good," only good, healing the sick, comforting the sorrowing, bringing peace to the distressed. There is no way that we could begin to remove even our own sin, much less the sin of the world. It is the blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, that cleanseth us from all sin.
Jesus Christ is still waiting for those that are yet to accept Him to do so. It is not late now. TODAY is the day of salvation.

Some Quotes on Modesty


A great man is always willing to be little.

Ralph Waldo Emerson




It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

Harry S. Truman



There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.

Ronald Reagan



Paul on Biblical Modesty:

1 Timothy 2:8-10

“I desire…that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.”

THE PRINCE AND THE PRISONER

Two young men got into an argument that degenerated into a quarrel. They hit each other hard to the extent that one dealt a fatal blow on the other that resulted in murder. The murderer was arrested, tried and sentenced to death. He was thrown deep down in an underground cell. He was awaiting the day of his execution by hanging.

It so happened that all those in the dungeon were awaiting death by hanging. Once in a while, the executioner came to call the name of the one whose turn it was to be executed. One day, the warder came to call the young man who had murdered his friend. Just before he could answer, someone else in the cell responded to his name. Everywhere was quiet. As it worked, once the prisoner was brought to the door of the prison, his face would be covered with a veil so that it would not be seen by the executioner.

The hanging took place and the man whose face was covered died. The king was still livid in anger about what the young man had done, so he asked that the face be uncovered for everyone to see the convicted murderer. As the mask was taken off, everyone gasped. It was the Prince, the king's son. He had been sent to the dungeon for stirring rebelion. The king was hurt. His son had answered on behalf of his prison friend, the murderer.

So, the king decided that the price had been paid for the one who committed the murder and gave the Prince's pardon to the young man who was supposed to die. He was brought into the palace to take the place of the dead Prince and all the rights and privileges of the Prince were given to him.

Amazingly, this is exactly what Christ did on our behalf. No matter what we are told or what the result of researches into man's problem is, the root cause of man's problem is SIN. It is the cause of sickness, poverty, family dysfunction, destruction of nations, bad leadership, economic crisis, abuse, sexual violence and everything that destroys people's destinies.

When God wants to touch our lives, he deals with the root cause. Sin is not just an act. It is a nature. His son paid on the cross for our sins and this is how we know Love. Jesus loves you and died for you on the cross. He took your place as a prisoner so that you will take His place as one righteous before God.

There is no better time to ask Jesus to come into your life than NOW!

SHOULD A CHRISTIAN DRESS SCANTILY?

To start with, I like fashion. Yes, I believe one should dress and look good. There's nothing wrong with being fashionable or looking gorgeous.

However, there must be a line. Being fashionable is not the same as being indecent. Yes, I know the word 'decency' and 'indecency' can be subjective, which means they can be subjected to different interpretations. But we all know what 'private' parts and the sensuous parts of the body are. When a woman dresses and she shows parts of her breasts, she has obviously crossed the line. Those parts are not to be exposed. So, if you must dress well, dress decently.

One must be mindful of not trying to conform with the things of the world. The Bible warns against trying to conform to the standards of this world.

"... don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred towards God?" (James 4: 4). To be a friend of the world is to speak like them, eat like them; eat, drink, enjoy, behave and dress like them. In II Corinthians 6: 17, believers are urged to "...come out from them and be separate, says the Lord."

Because others are dressing like that, or because others are doing it is not enough to make you join them. Be distinctive. Above all, don't be shy to identify with the standard of God and what is good and decent.

Peace unto you.