In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said, “Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas – who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus – for he was counted as one of us […]
Finally, Somebody That Knows What They’re Doing!
32 Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. 33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know […]
Denying Him But Still Living In Him
Now they arrested Him and led Him away, and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but Peter was following at a distance. After they kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter was sitting among them. And a slave woman, seeing him as he sat in […]
People Judged Jesus by the People He Ate With But Didn’t Judge
Luke 19:1 ¶ He entered Jericho and was passing through. Luke 19:2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. Luke 19:3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. […]
How that Whole “Do Not Judge” Business Works
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the […]
Jesus Brought Back the Party
Luke 5:33 And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” Luke 5:34 “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? Luke 5:35 The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away […]
You are a Mercy Trophy and So is That Sinner Over There
“I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith […]
The Law Doesn’t Make Us Better, It Is A Warning Sign
Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure. For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of […]
No Longer a Slave to Fear, Judgment, or Slavery
What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? […]
Righteousness, Being Right With God, For Free
Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts […]