“And, ‘You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will have …
“Of the angels he says, ‘He makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire.’ But of the Son he says, ‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness …
The truth is, we’re all terrible friends to Jesus. But he is still the truest friend we could have. In John 15:15, Jesus says to his disciples, “I do not call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard …
“For to which of the angels did God ever say, ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you’? Or again, ‘I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son’?” – Hebrews 1:5 Jesus Is A Better Priority To Have In the pursuit of understanding why Jesus is better, we delve into the first …
“He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent …
Unifying Factor #1 – We put faith in Jesus (v. 1) In the last post we considered the initial problem with division and God’s solution in the gospel. Now we turn our focus to verse 1 of James chapter 2. In this verse, James introduces our first unifying factor – placing our faith in Jesus. The imagery of holding onto …
