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And hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.Romans 5:5 Before we knew God’s love, we had no hope. Then we learned about how much He was willing to do for us, the gifts already here in our lives, …
And endurance produces character, and character produces hope.Romans 5:4 Paul has put together a list of traits and behaviors for Christians that will teach us to follow in Jesus footsteps. He begins with “suffering produces endurance” (Romans 5:3) and continues that character and hope are the next phases. Why do we need to suffer to …
And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance.Romans 5:3 Paul writes that we should boast in our suffering. Some people really take that to heart, although not exactly in the way Paul intended. We are not to wallow in suffering or compare our suffering, but to know …
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.Romans 5:1 – 2 The apostle Paul writes that we are made right with …
The coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-21) opens a new opportunity for Christ’s followers. Jesus instructed them to wait there for the promise of the Father. “This,” he said, “is what you have heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from …
No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: ‘In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Even upon my slaves, …
Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! Acts 2:14-15 Peter begins to …
All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.” But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what …
Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors …
Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, …