“We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
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Davi P. Silva
June 21, 2017
"Justification is wholly of grace and not procured by any works that fallen man can do.” —Faith and Works, p. 20. “While we are to be in harmony with God's law, we are not saved by the works of the law, yet we cannot be saved without obedience.” —Faith and Works, pp. 95, 96.
Claudia Togas
June 20, 2017
Sometimes "traveling mercies" means something different from a smooth trip.
When Claudia was returning home after a missionary trip to the Philipines, her trip home seemed to have gone terribly wrong. Yet, God showed He was working through the difficulties that arose. Part one here.
While I was still at the airport, I met a Muslim lady from Saudi Arabia. We spoke for many hours, and I had the opportunity to share about God's love and His Word.
Davi P. Silva
June 19, 2017
Peter and Paul in Antioch and learning that "the grace of Christ is essential every day. His matchless grace alone can save our feet from falling,” (The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, vol. 6, pp. 1108, 1109).
"Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; and was unknown by face unto the churches of Judea which were in Christ: but they had heard only, that he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. And they glorified God in me," Galatians 1:20-24.
Ophelia Gherman
June 15, 2017
Change your outlook on stressful events and stop non-productive worrying. Although a completely care-free life is not possible, beneficial, or healthy, there are ways to thrive in a stressful society without becoming distressed.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines stress as “bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium.” In any language, 'stress' carries a negative connotation linked to negative experiences like losing a job or a loved one, or your car breaking down in traffic. But did you know that stress can also have positive effects?
Davi P. Silva
June 14, 2017
After his time in Galatia, Paul retreated to Arabia to spend time in prayer and communion with Christ. There, he ‘determined not to know anything,... save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified,’ 1 Corinthians 2:2. Thus preparing himself for the trials to come.
"But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus," Galatians 1:15-17.