When Paul wrote, “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout” (1 Thessalonians 4:16), he was not offering a distant idea

“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” Philippians 3:14 The Christian life is not

Be strong and of a good courage. These words from Joshua 1:9 are not merely a command for ancient Israel; they are a living

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14 gives us a holy calling that is

James warns us that the tongue is not a small thing. It is a fire, capable of spreading ruin far beyond the moment it is