Are Christians supposed to judge one another? There are verses that seem to point both ways. First, let’s look at some that tell us not to judge. MATTHEW 7:1 ESV 1 “Judge not, that you be not judged. LUKE 6:37 ESV 37 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will […]
It’s simple — but you will need God’s help to do it. JOHN 15:12 NIV 12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Love as Jesus loved! Be willing to lay down your life to bless your spouse. Few would ever want to get rid of a spouse who truly
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JOHN 12:43 NLT 43 For they loved human praise more than the praise of God. If we value what people can do more than we value what God can do, we will be easily tempted to make wrong choices, just as the Pharisees and rulers of Israel did. JOHN 12:42-43 GWN 42 Many rulers believed
Ephesians 5:25–27 (ESV) “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she
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MATTHEW 17:20 NASB 20 … if you have faith … you shall say to this mountain … The action of Bible faith is (primarily) speaking (and standing on your statement of faith). Jesus said if you had faith — you would say! There is no such thing as just silently believing. What you believe will
John 15:5 (ESV) “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” DEVOTIONAL Christ Jesus, in this intimate moment with His disciples before His betrayal, gives us one of the most vivid and
GALATIANS 6:9 ESV 9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. What should you do when it seems like God has forgotten you and you are about to perish? Act on God’s Word! Speak to the mountain! Rejoice in the
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Love gives! Without giving there is no proof of love. However, love does not always give what is being requested. For love seeks the best for the other person. If what is being requested is not the best, then love will not grant that request. LUKE 6:30 NASB 30 “Give to everyone who asks of
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John 14:6 (ESV) “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” DEVOTIONAL As the shadow of the cross loomed large over the disciples, their hearts were troubled and uncertain. It was in that moment—full of sorrow and confusion—that Jesus spoke
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John 11:25 (ESV) Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.” DEVOTIONAL In the quiet sorrow of a grieving home, Jesus spoke words that shattered the finality of death. Martha, mourning the loss of her brother Lazarus, confessed her faith in the
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