Calvin Quoted #6 – On Future Hope

The hope of a future life maintains itself, and dares to exult and glory, because the foundations on which we stand rest on the glory of God. For, according to the Apostle, though the faithful are now wanderers and pilgrims on earth, yet their confidence raises them so far above the heavens as to make [...]

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Sharing, Sharing, That’s what Christians do…

Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.”
-Hebrews 13:16

After hearing of our great hope, of the “kingdom that cannot be shaken” -Heb 12:28, and the “city that is to come” -Heb 13:14, we are exhorted to “not neglect to do  good and share what [...]

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Abstain from Fleshly Lusts!

“Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.” – 1 Peter 2:11-12
Just as we always [...]

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