The Word Of God

  I am not told to labour To put away my sin; So foolish, weak and helpless, I never could begin. But, blessèd truth, I know it, Though ruined by the fall, Christ has my soul redeemèd— Yes, Christ has done it all. I have not now to seek Him, In love He sought for me, When far from Him I wandered In sin and misery; He ope’d my ears and gave me To listen to His call; He sought me and He found me— Yes, Christ has done it all. And now I cannot please Him In aught I say or do, Unless He daily help me His glory to pursue; Still helpless and still feeble, On His strong arm I fall, My strength in pressing onward— Yes, Christ must do it all. And when in heavenly glory My ransomed soul shall be From sin and all pollution For ever, ever free, I’ll cast my crown before Him, And loud His grace extol— “Thou hast Thyself redeemed me; Yes, Thou hast done it all.” From Evangelist's Hymnal Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash

[Romans 7] 1 Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men acquainted with law), that the law rules over a man as long as he liveth? 2 For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband. 3 So then, if while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but, if the husband die, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be joined to another man. 4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the Law, through the body of Christ, that ye should be joined to Another,—to Him who was raised from among the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God.   5 For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins which were through the Law wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. 6 But now we have been annulled from the Law, having died to that wherein we were held: so that we serve in newness of spirit...

Psalm 117  O praise the LORD, all ye nations! Praise Him, all ye people! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD! Joshua Aaron - Give Thanks (Hodu) Official Audio - feat. Michael Neale Give Thanks (Hodu) He is the light unto the nations He is our refuge in the storm He is our peace in tribulation He is our hope, the Holy One Hodu L’Adonai Ki tov Ki L’olam Chasdo Hodu L’Adonai Ki tov Here we bow in adoration Giving thanks for all He’s done Here we stand in revelation We are redeemed, redeemed by the Son Hodu L’Adonai Ki tov Ki L’olam Chasdo Hodu L’Adonai Ki tov Hodu L’Adonai Ki tov Ki L’olam Chasdo Hodu L’Adonai Ki tov All who are hungry, all who are thirsty Come from the east and the west All who are broken, all who need mercy Drink from the Fountain of rest All who are hungry, all who are thirsty Come from the east and the west All who are broken, all who need mercy Drink from the Fountain of rest Oh, He is goo...

  because we thus judge that if One died for all, then all were dead; and that He died for all, that those who live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him who died for them and rose again. Therefore, henceforth know we no man according to the flesh; yea, though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now henceforth we know Him so no more. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things have become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation, to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them, and hath committed unto us the Word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were beseeching you by us: we pray you on Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For He hath made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might be made...

    Psalm 67 God be merciful unto us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah that Thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise Thee, O God; let all the people praise Thee. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for Thou shalt judge the people righteously and govern the nations upon the earth. Selah Let the people praise Thee, O God; let all the people praise Thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.  _______      “O Love divine, what hast Thou done? The Incarnate God hath died for me! The Father’s well-beloved Son Bore all my sins upon the tree! The Son of God for me hath died My Lord, my Love, is crucified.  Behold Him, all ye passers-by! The bleeding Prince of life and peace! Come, sinners, see your Saviour die, And say, was ever grief like His? Come, feel with me His ...

Luke 2 (NKJV) And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to th...

  "Christ made peace by the blood of His cross . If you have not yet learned to rest in that only, for eternal peace with God, and as the answer to all Satan’s power, let all else alone until you have learned this: if it be at the cost, even, of confessing openly that you have never known true peace before!" William R. Newell, from Romans Verse by Verse, Chapter Six footnotes. "Giving thanks unto the Father, Who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son: In Whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him: And He is before all...

Isaiah 40  Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the  LORD , make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the  LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand f...

Psalm 91 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him will I trust.”  Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the noisome pestilence.  He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust; His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.  Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flieth by day,  nor of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor of the destruction that layeth waste at noonday.  A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand, but it shall not come nigh thee.  Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.  Because thou hast made the  LORD , who is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation,  there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling....

  Psalm 139 ( NKJV) O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it. Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me; Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You. For You formed my inwa...

"the Word of God . . . is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Hebrews 4 :12  While the word "discern," frequently occurs in the Bible this is the only reference in which the peculiar Greek word Kritikos , from which is derived our English word critic , is used. The adjective used signifies that which relates to judging, fit for, or skilled in, judging; hence critical . The Bible is critical of our thoughts and intents, meaning, it's authority to discriminate and pass judgment on our thoughts and feelings. Because of the nature of the Bible the idea of it as our critic carries the promise of criticism which is just and deserved.  Presumptuous men call themselves critics of the Bible and sit in judgment upon it. They forget that the Bible is the infallible critic of their actions. We recognize that Biblical Criticism is of two kinds. There are those devout Hebrew and Greek scholars who bow before the authority of Scripture and who, with much pat...

Psalm 27  The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?  When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.  Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.  One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD and to enquire in His temple.  For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion: in the secret places of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me upon a rock.  And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore I will offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.  Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and ...

For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words. For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Hi...