Proverbs 3:3
Thoughts from Brian Cook Dive Deeper “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.” Proverbs 3:3 Behind the Scenes Today’s verse was written by Solomon using beautiful figurative language. In writing this book, Solomon hoped to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and […]
Colossians 1:11
Thoughts from Brian Cook Dive Deeper “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” […]
Romans 14:17
Thoughts from Brian Cook Dive Deeper “For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Romans 14:17 Behind the Scenes The Apostle Paul wrote today’s verse in a letter to the Roman church in 57 A.D. The church in Rome was mostly […]
1 John 3:16-18
Thoughts from Brian Cook Dive Deeper “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of […]
Ephesians 1:11
Thoughts from Brian Smith Dive Deeper “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will.” Ephesians 1:11 Behind the Scenes The apostle Paul wrote our verse today in a letter of encouragement to the Church of Ephesus. […]
1 John 3:1
Thoughts from Brian Cook Dive Deeper “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” 1 John 3:1 Behind the Scenes The author of this […]
Romans 6:6
Thoughts from Brian Cook Dive Deeper “For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.” Romans 6:6 Behind the Scenes The apostle Paul wrote this verse in a letter to the early Roman […]
John 3:16-17
Thoughts from Brian Cook Dive Deeper “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through him.” John 3:16-17 […]
Ephesians 2:8-9
Thoughts from Brian Cook Dive Deeper “For it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith— and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 Behind the Scenes This week’s verse is in a passage that is major for […]
Romans 8:1
Thoughts from Brian Cook Dive Deeper “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 Behind the Scenes To understand how to live with no condemnation, I think we first need to understand what it means to be “In Christ Jesus”. To begin, God made us in his image […]