Romans 3:19-20

Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.  Has anyone…

Psalm 1:3-4

      He is like a tree        planted by streams of water                    that yields its fruit in its season,        and its leaf does not wither.                    In all that he does, he prospers.              4       The wicked are not so,        but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Troubleshooting guides can be humorous in their advice such as, “Make sure…

Luke 8:1-3

Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 3 and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s household manager,…

Jeremiah 20:10-11

    For I hear many whispering.        Terror is on every side!                    “Denounce him! Let us denounce him!”        say all my close friends,        watching for my fall.                    “Perhaps he will be deceived;        then we can overcome him        and take our revenge on him.”              11       But the LORD is with me as a dread warrior;        therefore my persecutors will stumble; …

2 Peter 2:9-10

…then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, 10 and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority.  While knowing how a movie ends can be known as a spoiler, there is some measure of comfort in knowing there is…

2 Peter 2:1

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.  “Boy, do I hate being right all the time.” Those are the words of Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park as he warned of trouble…