“David replied to the Philistine, ‘You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied”(1 Samuel 17:45.) After the prophet Samuel anointed David as the king...

Francisco Ribalta (1565–1628)“But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.” (Ephesians 2:13). Ancient Ephesus was known for its cultural learning, its incredible...

I can say NO to sin. Before I realized that sin no longer had power over me thanks to my death in Jesus, I continued to obey him! This is why we must consider ourselves dead to sin, as Paul commands: "In the same way, consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God...