Joy Unspeakable – 1 Peter 1
‘Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:’ — 1 Peter 1:8 The people Peter wrote to were under great pressure. They were
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‘Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:’ — 1 Peter 1:8 The people Peter wrote to were under great pressure. They were
‘Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.’ — James 5:1–2 Rich people are always those who have more than us! Or
‘From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?’ — James 4:1 Christians can be responsible for very ugly behaviour. Proof of this is seen in James 4:1-6.
‘Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!’ — James 3:5 In chapter three, James deals with another seemingly unimportant issue in the Christian life that is
‘My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.’ — James 2:1 All of us like to think of ourselves as fair and impartial, but prejudice must be an issue
‘My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;’ — James 1:2 None of us likes trials or looks forward to them. Yet God’s Word instructs us to consider it a joy when we fall into many
‘For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.’ — Hebrews 13:14 Jesus suffered outside of Jerusalem in an unholy place. He became a reproach for us. As His followers, we should be willing to take
‘Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set
‘But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.’ — Hebrews 11:6 The most essential thing for
‘Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he that