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Did God Plan To Save The Gentiles?

As Gentiles, it’s easy to feel like God never really wanted us. That His only desire was to save the Jews but is that true? Did God have a plan for the salvation of the Gentiles like He had for the Salvation of the Jews? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find the answer to the question, Did God Plan To Save The Gentiles?

1 Corinthians 12
Leviticus 23:15-22
Matthew 16:5-12
1 Corinthians 5:6-8
1 Peter 4:3
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
Matthew 10:5-7
Matthew 15:21-24
Matthew 28:16-20
Acts 9:15
Judges 7:12-14
John 12:20-26
Deuteronomy 32:8
Exodus 9:31-32
Romans 1:16
Leviticus 23:22
Romans 2:10-11
Ruth 1:15-18
Ruth 1:22
Ruth 2:22-23
Ruth 4:9-10
Galatians 3:28-29

Salvation for the Gentiles

Salvation for the Gentiles Prophesied

17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, 18 and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.

Genesis 22:17-18

20 I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord. 21 “And in that day I will answer, declares the Lord, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth, 22 and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they shall answer Jezreel, 23 and I will sow her for myself in the land. And I will have mercy on No Mercy, and I will say to Not My People, ‘You are my people’; and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’”

Hosea 2:20-23

10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, “Children of the living God.”

Hosea 1:10

From the very beginning God had a plan to save the Gentiles. He desires to save all of His creation no matter who they are, no matter what they’ve done, and no matter where they were born. God’s desire was, is, and always will be to save His most precious creation, us.

No Longer Gentiles

14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. 

John 10:14-16

7 Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.” 9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

Galatians 3:7-9

27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.

Galatians 3:27-9

12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:12-13

9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. 11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.

Colossians 3:9-11

When Jesus died and rose again, He made a way for Gentiles to be grafted into the sheepfold along with the Jews. God’s desire isn’t to keep us separated as Gentiles and Jews, but to combine us as one people in His name. One flock, one body of Christ.

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7 You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? 8 This persuasion is not from Him who calls you. 9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10 I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view, and the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is.

Galatians 5:7-10

Leaven is almost always related to sin.

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The Blessing of Being a Mother

Throughout Scripture, we see a direct connection between blessings and childbirth, but why? Did God intend for women to just be a baby factory, or is there more to the story? What’s so important about giving birth other than making sure humanity doesn’t die out? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find out what the ‘Blessing of Being a Mother’ really is.

Genesis 29:31-32
2 Samuel 6:23
1 Timothy 2:13-15
Galatians 4:4-5
Genesis 3:16
Genesis 4:7
Song of Solomon 7:10
Psalms 29:3
Isaiah 43:10
Romans 6:16
1 Timothy 2:11-12
1 Corinthians 11:7-12
Galatians 3:25-29

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28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Genesis 1:28

1 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.”

Genesis 9:1

11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. 12 So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?”

Genesis 18:11-12

25 by the God of your father who will help you, by the Almighty who will bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that crouches beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

Genesis 49:25

25 You shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you. 26 None shall miscarry or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.

Exodus 23:25-26

3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.

Psalms 127:3

Women are the only people on earth who can have children, that is a blessing and a privilege. The LORD has given women the blessing of being a mother, so that she may be redeemed to her rightful place at man’s side as a helpmate. Out of man came woman, but from every woman man is born.

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Why Did The Angel Call Peter By Name?

As Christians, the Resurrection of Jesus is one of our most important celebrations. We rejoice for our King did not stay dead. He rose on the third day. Now, when He rose, His disciples, including Peter and John, didn’t know. In fact, no one knew. They all had to be told.

Mary Magdalene, Mary the Mother of James (The mother of Jesus), and Salome (the mother of the sons of Zebedee, James and John) went out early the morning of the Resurrection (Resurrection Sunday) to the tomb of Jesus to anoint Him with oils. But when they got there, the stone was rolled away, and Jesus wasn’t in the tomb.

Instead, an angel, who was there, told them to go tell Jesus’ disciples and Peter that Jesus has risen and will meet them at Galilee as He had prophesied. Which begs the question, why did this angel call Peter by name? Why did he single Peter out? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find the answer to this question in our latest video, ‘Why Did The Angel Call Peter By Name?’

Mark 16:5-7
Matthew 26:31-32
Matthew 26:33
Proverbs 8:3
Proverbs 16:20
Proverbs 16:18
Matthew 16:21-23
Luke 22:31-34
Luke 22:61-62
Mark 16:7
Isaiah 43:1
Colossians 2:13-15
John 20:1-9
2 Corinthians 10:5-6
John 21:19b

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The Angel Singles Out Peter

1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint Him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”

4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. 5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. 6 And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. 7 But go, tell His disciples and Peter that He is going before you to Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.”

Mark 16:1-7

Jesus Asks Peter, ‘Do You Love Me?’

15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to Him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to Him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.”

John 21:15-17

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The Rich Young Ruler

One of the most well-known stories of Jesus’ ministry is His encounter with The Rich Young Ruler. But like many other stories, we don’t really understand the importance of this story. Nor do we understand what the story really means. Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to fully understand the importance of the encounter with The Rich Young Ruler.

Matthew 19:16-21
Romans 10:8-10
Matthew 16:13-17
Mark 10:20-21
Mark 2:21-22
Matthew 5:48
Colossians 4:12
Matthew 6:19-21
Matthew 19:22
Matthew 6:24
John 14:6

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Mark’s Account of The Rich Young Ruler

17 And as He was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before Him and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” 20 And he said to Him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” 21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

Mark 10:17-22

Luke’s Account of The Rich Young Ruler

18 And a ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’” 21 And he said, “All these I have kept from my youth.” 22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 23 But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.

Luke 18:18-23

The Summary

Jesus didn’t say He wasn’t God, He was giving the rich young ruler a chance to confess who He is. But the rich young ruler missed it because he was blinded by the old covenant where man’s goodness was based on his actions. Jesus then tells him to sell everything he has and give it to the poor so that he can have treasure in Heaven, instead of on Earth. Then Jesus tells the young man to follow Him so that he might be saved.

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How To Be An Overcomer

How To Overcome. Encourage Yourself in the LORD.

In today’s world, we often hear the phrase, once a… always a… For instance, once a cheater, always a cheater. Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. The world loves to label us by our past. Our society today has completely and utterly gotten rid of the hope of overcoming. We no longer teach our children that they can overcome any obstacle, but instead, we teach them that any obstacle can overcome them.

But why? The Devil knows that where hope abides, he can be overcome. So, he stomps hope out before it even has a chance to take root in us. He stuffs our heads with lies, convincing us that we will never be able to overcome our past. That we will never conquer our demons, but is that what God says?

Does God not call us more than conquerors? Didn’t Christ die so that we could live? Isn’t the victory ours in Christ Jesus? If we are conquerors and overcomers in Christ Jesus, then how do we overcome sin? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find the answer in our video, ‘How To Be An Overcomer.’

John 8:36
1 John 5:4
Proverbs 30:21-23
Philippians 2:5-11
Matthew 20:24-28
Proverbs 14:1
Mark 10:17-18
John 6:51-58
Revelation 3:20
Matthew 4:1-4
Ephesians 5:25-27
Romans 5:8-11
John 8:31-36
Galatians 4:28-31

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The Slave

3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

Romans 8:3-4

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:1-5; 15

Christ became a slave so that He could make a way for all slaves. We were once slaves to sin, but because Christ overcame sin, we can now overcome sin as well. We can now be more than conquerors through Him.

The Fool

18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:18

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:37-39

54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.” 55
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”

56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:54-58

Once, we were fools. We once lived our lives as if God didn’t exist because we were once overcome by sin. We lived our lives according to our own flesh and our own desires; in doing so, we said in our hearts that God does not exist. Our actions stem from what is in our heart, and if our heart is pouring out evil, then our heart says that there is no God.

The Unloved Woman

21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 He has now reconciled in His body of flesh by His death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before Him, 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

Colossians 1:21-23

2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.

Revelation 21:2, 9-11

4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages He might show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:4-7

Once, we were dirty and unloved. Our stench was great before the LORD because of our sin. We were overcome in every aspect of our lives, unable to clean ourselves. No sacrifice was great enough for the LORD to forgive us until Christ came in our very form. He came conquering. He was born with the same weaknesses we were, yet He overcame so that one day we could be washed clean and reconciled to Him.

The Maidservant

17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:17-23

3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Titus 3:3-7

We were once slaves to sin, fear, and all acts of unrighteousness, but now, we are slaves to righteousness. We are free from the chains of sin that leads to death. Because of God’s love for us and His redeeming blood we are being transformed into His image. We are no longer slaves to sin, but instead we are children of God Most High. We can overcome all things through Him.

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What Is Grace?

We often talk about grace but do we really under what grace is. To many people, grace is used interchangeably with mercy or love; and many think because they have this grace, they can live however they want to, and God will just accept them. As we stated in our video, What Is The Mercy of God? We defined grace as receiving the good that we don’t deserve, but what does that mean exactly? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find out what grace is and what it means to have grace in our video, What Is Grace?

Ephesians 2:8-9
1 Corinthians 1:4-9
Romans 11:6
2 Timothy 1:8-12
Romans 6:1-2
1 Peter 2:24-25
James 2:14-26
1 Corinthians 10:13
Hebrews 4:15-16
Ephesians 2:4-10
Romans 4:16-17
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Hebrews 12:1-2

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Definition of Grace

11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession who are zealous for good works.

Titus 2:11-14

4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Titus 3:4-7

Where Grace Abounds

20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 5:20-21

12 I thank Him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because He judged me faithful, appointing me to His service, 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 1:12-14

How To Receive Grace?

22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Romans 3:22-26

In order to receive grace, you have to first believe and repent. Through faith in Christ Jesus, you will be saved, but once you are saved, you must continue in His love. You have to live your life for Him, following His footsteps and His commands.

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What Is The Mercy of God?

God is merciful. He is filled with compassion and unfailing love, but what does that mean? What exactly is mercy? More importantly, how do we get mercy? Join ArieRashelle as she dissects Scripture to define what mercy is in our video, ‘What Is The Mercy of God?’

Lamentations 3:22-23
Hosea 1:6-7
2 Samuel 24:12-16
2 Samuel 24:10
Exodus 33:19
James 4:6-8
1 Peter 5:5-6
1 Corinthians 13:6
Ezekiel 33:11
2 Peter 3:9
John 9:4-5
Psalms 84:11
Revelation 22:5

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The Mercy of God

10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 11 And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. 12 For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.

Hebrews 8:10-12

14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. 15 And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying, 16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds,” 17 then He adds, “I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.” 18 Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

Hebrews 10:14-18

21 Blessed be the Lord, for He has wondrously shown His steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city. 22 I had said in my alarm, “I am cut off from your sight.” But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy when I cried to you for help.

Psalms 31:21-22

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25 With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; 26 with the purified you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous. 27 For you save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down. 28 For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. 29 For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. 30 This God—His way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; He is a shield for all those who take refuge in Him.

Psalms 18:25-30

7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

Matthew 5:7

36 Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

Luke 6:36

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What Is Love?

We often hear people say something along the lines of, ‘I love God, I don’t need a book to tell me how to love Him,’ whenever they are confronted with how they live their lives. Others will say, ‘God isn’t a God of love,’ as they paint Him as a dictator. The real question here, in both instances, is ‘What is love?’ or better yet, ‘How do you love God?‘

In today’s world, we have two main versions of God:

      1.  A free-loving hippie that just wants us to be happy
      2. A malevolent dictator just waiting for you to mess up so He can sentence your soul to eternal death

These are usually the two versions of God that we either are raised to believe in or discover later on in life. But are either of these two versions the real version of God? Who exactly is God? Is God a dictator? Is God good? Can God be both our judge and our savior? Is God really love?

Psalms 7:11
2 Timothy 4:8
2 Corinthians 13:11
1 John 4:8
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
John 15:13
Galatians 5:24
Matthew 26:39
Luke 22:42-44
Romans 12:1
1 Peter 2:4-6
Romans 5:6-8
Matthew 22:34-40
Mathew 7:17
1 Corinthians 13:1-3
Deuteronomy 16:19
James 2:8-13
Genesis 9:5
Romans 6:23
Romans 3:23

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16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. 18 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

John 3:16-18

43 You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 5:43-48

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:35-39

Summary

God isn’t a malicious dictator just waiting for us to mess up so He can send us to Hell. God is a God of patience, kindness, gentleness, self-control; why? Because God is love. He took your place on the cross so that one day you would have the chance to repent and be saved. You don’t have to repent. You don’t have to accept His offering. He left the decision up to you because He freely and willingly chose you out of love; now He wants you to willingly and freely choose Him back.

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How Do You Become Wise?

Everyone wants to be wise, but does everyone know how to become wise? Is there a special formula for wisdom? How do you become wise? This was such an important question that this is one of the very first things James wrote about.

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

James 1:5

Wisdom is the key to understanding God. It is the foundation of our faith. We have to first believe that God exists, but we have to know the attributes of God in order to have faith in Him. What is the foundation of wisdom? Look at what the wisest man who ever lived said about the foundation of wisdom.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, but what’s next? How do you truly become wise? Do you just ask God for wisdom, and He gives it to you? Are there requirements for wisdom? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find the answer to the age-old question, “How Do You Become Wise?”

Genesis 3:6
Genesis 3:4-5
1 Corinthians 1:25
James 1:5
Proverbs 30:24-28
Matthew 4:1-4
John 6:48-58
Hebrews 4:12
Matthew 24:15-21
Matthew 7:24-27
1 Peter 2:1-8
Daniel 9:26a
John 16:5-7
Matthew 10:34-39
Matthew 7:15-20
Psalms 8:4-8
Revelation 3:12
Revelation 21:2-4
Psalms 23:6
Revelation 21:22
Revelation 3:20

More Verses on ‘How Do You Become Wise?’

7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 5:7

6 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

Proverbs 6:6

8 The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Proverbs 10:8

15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.

Proverbs 12:15

14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:14

It’s not enough just to know Scripture. Anyone can quote Scripture. Atheists, heathens, Pagans, any non-believer can quote Scripture. The Devil himself can and does quote Scripture, wisdom is a lot more than knowing Scripture. True wisdom is living Scripture. It’s following in the footsteps of Jesus. It’s living your life like God is watching every move you make, because He is. To truly have wisdom, one has to do more than talk. They have to lead by example.

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The Armor of God Pt. 1: What Is It?

The Belt of Truth; The Breastplate of Righteousness; The Gospel of Peace; The Shield of Faith; The Helmet of Salvation; The Sword of the Spirit. As Christians, one of the first things we learn is the Armor of God. Paul tells us to put on the Full Armor of God, but do we really understand what the Armor of God is? Do we know why we are to put on the Armor in that order? Was it random that God gave us the Belt of Truth first? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find answers to these questions and more in our latest video, The Armor of God Pt. 1: What Is It?

Ephesians 6:10-18
Romans 10:9
Ephesians 4:30
John 16:13
John 8:31-32
Leviticus 20:5-6
Ezekiel 6:9
Ezekiel 20:30
Ephesians 5:25-27
Titus 3:4-7
Jeremiah 17:9-10
Matthew 15:18-20
Galatians 5:22-23
John 14:26-27
Matthew 14:28-33
Luke 10:17-19
Hebrews 11:6
Ephesians 2:8
Hebrews 11:1
Luke 8:11-15
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
1 Peter 5:8
Revelation 1:16
John 4:25
Hebrews 4:12
Ephesians 6:12

What is the Armor of God?

Prayers To Put on The Armor of God

The Armor of God is compiled of six different pieces of armor: The Belt of Truth; The Breastplate of Righteousness; The Gospel of Peace; The Shield of Faith; The Helmet of Salvation; The Sword of the Spirit.

A.G.: The Belt of Truth

16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. 18 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

John 3:16-18

13 When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth, for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak, and He will declare to you the things that are to come.

John 16:13

A.G.: Breastplate of Righteousness

1 My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; 2 keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; 3 bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 7:1-3

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Psalms 51:10

A.G.: The Shoes of The Gospel of Peace

26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. 28 You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

John 14:26-28

33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.

John 16:33

A.G.: The Shield of Faith

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

Ephesians 2:8

17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Romans 10:17

A.G.: The Helmet of Salvation

9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:9

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Ephesians 2:8-9

A.G.: The Sword of the Spirit

24 God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in Spirit and Truth.

John 4:25

12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Ephesians 6:12

12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12

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