Posts with the tag “dying-in-your-sins-or-born-from-above”

Reading: John 6:44; John 10:27-30; Ephesians 2:4-9Devotional: Your salvation does not rest upon the fragile strength of your grip on Christ. It rests upon his sovereign, unbreakable grip on you. No one can snatch you from the Father's hand. This is not a license to sin carelessly. It is the foundation of genuine peace and perseverance. Those who have truly been born from above hate their sin. They...  Read More

Reading: Romans 5:6-11; John 19:28-30; Romans 8:32Devotional: What the world saw as defeat, God had decreed as the supreme revelation of his glory. The cross was not a tragedy interrupted by resurrection. It was the planned intersection of perfect justice and perfect mercy. When Jesus cried out that it is finished, he was declaring that the debt of sin had been fully paid and divine justice had be...  Read More

Reading: Exodus 3:13-14; John 8:24-28; Colossians 2:9Devotional: When Jesus declared I am he, he was not simply claiming to be the Messiah. He was claiming to be Yahweh, the eternal, self-existent God who spoke to Moses from the burning bush. This is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. A mere moral teacher cannot bear the infinite wrath of God on behalf of sinners. A good example cannot atone ...  Read More

Reading: Romans 3:10-23; Isaiah 53:4-6Devotional: The modern church has grown uncomfortable with the word sin. It has been softened into mistakes, flaws, and bad habits. But Jesus did not soften it. He warned plainly that those who die in their sins will bear the full weight of divine judgment. Sin is not a minor inconvenience. As theologian R.C. Sproul described it, sin is cosmic treason against ...  Read More

Reading: John 8:21-24; Ephesians 2:1-5Devotional: Jesus drew a clear line between those who are from below and those born from above. There is no middle ground, no gray area, no religious achievement that bridges that divide on its own. The sobering reality is that every person, apart from Christ, is dead in trespasses and sins. Dead men do not reach for life preservers. They cannot. This is why t...  Read More