But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted. 1 Peter 2:9 MSG
Psa_22:1 “MY GOD, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? “[Matt. 27:46.] Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani? Many of us don’t know this, but before Jesus uttered these final words on the cross, David wrote them in Ps. 22. Although we…
Every time I think of you—and I think of you often!—I thank God for your lives of free and open access to God, given by Jesus. There’s no end to what has happened in you—it’s beyond speech, beyond knowledge. The evidence of Christ has been clearly verified in your lives. 1 Corinthians 1:4-5 MSG
“[The Resurrection of Christ] Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.”