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What does it mean to “live quietly?” What does a life characterized by this kind of quietness sound like?

When Christians love one another, they show that they are not just taught, but God-taught. Our love shows God is on the move.

Setting yourself against God’s command for sexual purity means you’re resisting his active, present working in your life.

The command to pursue sexual purity is empowered by the promise that God sanctifies everyone he saves.

God gives husbands and wives the promise of divine vengeance as a motive to maintain holiness and honor in marriage.

Treating your wife in holiness and honor demonstrates that you rightly value God, your wife, and your brother.

Sexual purity is more a matter of knowing God than of following a prescribed list of dos and don’ts.

We all need comforters who commend us for our faithfulness and champions who challenge us to greater heights.

Faith that rests in the righteous work of Christ produces a life of good fruit which pleases God.

How often do you dream about the return of Jesus? Does the hope of that day fuel your desire to be holy?

Does the apostle Paul expect believers to be sinless in this life? What does it mean to be found blameless at the day of Christ?

If God and his infinite worth are everything to you, then you are set free from the hindrances to love.

Our ability to love others flows from God working the miracle of love in us.

Paul doesn’t need a road map to get to Thessalonica, but he does need God to shatter the obstacles raised by Satan.

Christians who keep praying, even when they don’t see immediate changes, display a deep trust in their heavenly Father.

What things make you happy? What about witnessing the enduring faith of a brother or sister in the midst of hardship?

The apostle Paul gladly said that the faith of others was a source of life for him. Can you say the same?

Can the elect fall away? Can the gospel come to them in vain?

If the cross was a random act of evil, instead of a purposeful act of God, then there is no good news.

God destines afflictions for believers, not to shake our faith, but to bolster it. He often displays his love best when our conditions get worse.

The gospel doesn’t merely save us; it provides hope day by day to endure the afflictions we face.

God has willed to use us in specific ways. And we should expect and embrace messiness as we seek to discern what those ways are.

Is boasting always bad? If we answer yes, we miss opportunities to glorify the power of Christ on display in the lives of others.

Christians not only love Christ; they love what Christ loves. And since Christ loves his church, so do we.

Can Christians love other Christians the way that Christ commands without liking them?

The Jews rejected their Messiah and have been, for a time, rejected. How long will such wrath last?

Scripture teaches that the sins of some needed to be “filled up” before God judged them. What does that mean?

If the gospel is the way that souls are saved, it’s hateful to in any way hinder the preaching of the gospel.

For anyone who loves to wrestle with profound mysteries: Who killed Jesus? The Romans, the Jews, or God?

The apostle Paul once said of the Jews, “Wrath has come upon them at last!” Did this make him anti-Semitic?

Are you growing in holiness and love and courage? Then rejoice, the word of God is at work within you.

To receive the gospel is not just to be ready to go to heaven by it, but to be ready to suffer for it.

Saving faith is not merely assenting to true facts about Christ; it’s a glad reception of all he is for us.

Do you believe the Bible is the word of God and not the word of man? How can you tell if you do or not?

The apostle Paul did not think “tradition” was a dirty word. He wanted churches to receive and pass along a certain type of tradition.

The greatest crescendo we could possibly experience in life is to be called by God into his kingdom and enjoy his beauty forever.

What does it mean to be called by God? And how should this reality impact my everyday life?

Christian obedience means walking in proper response to the beauty and worth of God.

When fellow Christians watch your life, what do they see? Do they see growing holiness, righteousness, and love for Jesus?

The apostle Paul’s finances had everything to do with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Do yours?

The apostle Paul wanted to share more than the gospel with people; he longed to share his own soul with them.

The apostle Paul could be gentle like a nursing mother and firm like an exhorting father. Does our ministry share that balance?

The fear of man can become a subtle and relentless craving for praise. How much do you do to be seen by others?

Ministers should not only keep their lives free from the love of money, but from the appearance that they love money.

Scripture uses the word “apostle” in two ways, a special way and a common one. Do you know what they are?

An apostle has more authority than an earthly king, so why did Paul make it a point to lay down his power so often?

Pastors, we must not minister for popularity, for greed, for sex, for power. Shepherd from a love for people, for God, and for his glory.

How do you know if your boldness in your faith is from yourself or from God?

Is the Spirit ever more evident than when a man keeps sharing the gospel despite all it has cost him?

No suffering is like eternal suffering under the righteous wrath of Christ. Flee to him for refuge from that coming disaster.