Judges 16:15-17 KJV  And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.  (16)  And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged [...]

1 If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ [...]

Matthew 9:10-12 KJV
(10)  And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
(11)  And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
(12)  But when Jesus heard that, he [...]

James 1:17 KJV
(17)  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
This past Christmas season it seemed like there was an increase of opposition to the celebration of Christ as the reason for the holiday. There were [...]

Psa 7:8 KJV
(8)  The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
Psa 35:24 KJV
(24)    Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
A couple things are taking place when a bold approach is [...]

Romans 2:3-4 MKJV
(3)  And, O man, the one judging those who do such things, and practice them, do you think this, that you shall escape the judgment of God?
(4)  Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and the forbearance and long-suffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
Once there [...]

Mark 5:17 MKJV
(17)  And they began to beg Him to leave their borders.
     As soon as it is understood that it has and will cost something, there is usually much less acceptance of the source of healing and deliverance – when the miracle is for someone else anyway. Though it was surely amazing to see [...]

Romans 12:21  Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
It was only natural. If you reasonably consider the situation you would have to agree that it was a totally justified response. I was, after all, minding my own business with no evil intent whatsoever, and it wasn’t until I was so rudely [...]

Genesis 25:34  Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
It just really seems unfair. You wouldn’t think something as important as Esau’s legal right to the blessing and inheritance of his father could so easily be [...]

Ephesians 5:5  You can be sure that using people or religion or things just for what you can get out of them–the usual variations on idolatry–will get you nowhere, and certainly nowhere near the kingdom of Christ, the kingdom of God. (Message)
Of all the kingdoms in the world there is one that sits high above [...]