Ephesians 2:21-22, “In whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him, you are also being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.” At the time Paul was writing Ephesians, he was in prison, under house arrest in Rome. Paul was awaiting trial …
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Ephesians 2:8-10, “For by grace you have been saved, through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk …
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Ephesians 1:3, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.” Paul stated encouragement to believers to …
Galatians 6:3-5, “For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each will have to bear his own load.” Have you noticed one’s pride is …
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Galatians 5:25-26, “If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.” Paul had just said in Galatians 5:16 to “Walk in the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” Do you see yourself as a Spirit-filled …
Galatians 5:16-17, “But I say, walk in the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 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 …
Galatians 4:3-5, “In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive …
Galatians 3:5-6, “Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law or by hearing with faith – just as Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness?” I think of the obedience to God that Abraham is known for (Genesis 15:6, …
Galatians 3:1-3, “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now …
Galatians 2:20-21, “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness …
