Many think righteousness equates to following the law, but this is a religious mindset. Living under the Law leads to death. If you live by the Law, the Law will require righteousness from you that you are unable to fulfill on your own, putting you in a position where you will be judged by that Law, and the Law is an unforgiving judge. But the good news is that Jesus came so that you may have life and life more abundantly.

Romans 8:3-5 tells us that God sent His only Son in the form...

As much as your writer loves steak (and usually keeping things relatively simple), I'm curious as to a certain French dish which I've never tried before.

It's Steak Au Poivre.

Now, basically with any international dish, it does get easy to mispronounce things. This food item is but one of them. I just wonder how often you can mess up Steak Au Poivre (and I don't mean in the kitchen).

Let's just see about that.

Steak...

Gideon was "clothed" (mantled) with God Himself. If you recall Gideon's story, it was difficult for him to see himself as God saw him.
Gideon was fearful and hiding from the Midianites. Yet God referred to him as a "mighty man of valor."

God saw Gideon's potential – just as He sees ours -- "He sees us completed!"

"and in Him you have been made complete...." - Colossians 2:10

Think about this: God saw Gideon...

Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is the substance fo things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

The verse does not say that faith is the evidence of things that do not exist. God says what He has promised is already a reality. Yet it won’t become a manifested reality in my life until I believe it is real before I see it – through fully trusting Him and His word.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 - "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to...

Hebrews 4:14 -- "Having, then, a great High Priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession."

A GREAT HIGH PRIEST, JESUS THE SON OF GOD

The name JESUS speaks of His humanity, and of His work as a Savior from sin. This is is the first work of the priest -- the cleansing , the putting away of sin.

Secondly, the name SON OF GOD speaks of His divinity, and His power as High Priest, really to bring...