how to forgive someone

by Chris Reno.

1 Cor 9:26-27 26 I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air: 27 but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

The Bible has more to say about God’s wrath than God’s love, but you would not know this if you listen to some preachers.

Becoming a Christian is not enough; we must also “finish well.”

Gal 5:4-6 4 Ye are severed from Christ, ye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

Chris Reno.

1 Cor 9:22-25 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some. 23 And I do all things for the gospel’s sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof. 24 Know ye not that […]

The Bible says God is a jealous God, but what does this mean?

in the Bible.  Learn more with this sermon on friendship.

Gal 5:1-3 5 For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage. 2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing. 3 Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth circumcision, that he is a […]

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