15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants. (Psalm 116:15) 1 A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth. (Ecclesiastes 7:1) 27 And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment… (Hebrews 9:27) 24 “I tell…
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown…
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Romans 12:2) For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature.…
Luke 8 The Parable of the Sower 8 After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; 3 Joanna the wife…
Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is…
