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[Changing4Best]

Chris Tomlin is probably my most favorite contemporary Christian artist. Here is one of his best:

 

[Changing4Best]

"These things says He who is holy, He who is true, 'He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens':'I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it, for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name...'"
Revelation 3:7-8 New King James Version

 

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[Changing4Best]

"'... I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me, you can do nothing....'" [That was Jesus speaking]. John 15:5 New Living Translation

"...the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things." Galatians 5:22 New Living Translation

 

[Changing4Best]

"... fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise."
Philippians 4:8 New Living Translation

 

[Changing4Best]

Jesus speaking: .... "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." John 20: 29

 

[The Albatross]

Okay a bit pissed off the President Obi One didn't give a crap about Christians til he could exploit them for his gun control agenda. Yeah I'm not that holy.

 

[Changing4Best]

Colossians 1:15-20New Living Translation (NLT)
Christ Is Supreme
15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.
He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,
16 for through him God created everything
in the heavenly realms and on earth.
He made the things we can see
and the things we can’t see—
such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.
Everything was created through him and for him.
17 He existed before anything else,
and he holds all creation together.
18 Christ is also the head of the church,
which is his body.
He is the beginning,
supreme over all who rise from the dead.
So he is first in everything.
19 For God in all his fullness
was pleased to live in Christ,
20 and through him God reconciled
everything to himself.
He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth
by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.

 

[Changing4Best]

Colossians 3:12-15New Living Translation (NLT)
12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.

New Living Translation (NLT)

 

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[The Albatross]

"... The mutual ministry of the members of the body of Christ towards one another must be rooted solidly in truth and love. (re: Ephesians 4:15) -- Speaking the truth in love.

Many people read that verse and immediately interpret it as meaning that when they feel they need to confront somebody with something, they ought to do it, but just make sure they do it in love. This is where it is so important to understand, and apply, one of the most important principles about reading, interpreting, and applying God's word --- namely, that context is always critically important and virtually any statement taken out of context, the immediate context, the larger context of perhaps an entire book, and in fact, the still larger context of the word of God, can be made to say almost anything. (our pastor's emphasized test in caps following) YOU HATE IT when someone takes something you say OUT OF CONTEXT and uses it in a way you never intended to your detriment and frankly, I think GOD HATES IT TOO. I think God hates it when someone quotes "God is love" and uses it to override his concern for righteousness and holiness of character, and of law for that matter. It is also possible to go the other way around and quote, "God is a consuming fire," and make him out to be a god who is harsh and strict and watching for every little deviation from his will to take us to task even when we are trying to grow our desire to please him and walk in his ways. We need the FULL TRUTH about God as revealed in HIS Word."

 

[Changing4Best]

Yes, I agree with you, @The Albatross , and this is a good point, but on the other hand, we cannot quote the whole Bible here, so sometimes it is better to post a small portion of something, like a paragraph or something, than nothing at all.