The Old And The New…The World Or Christ

“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, by loving the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this…

The Old And The New…Two Foundations (Pt 2)

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose trust is the Lord.For he will be like a tree planted by the water, that extends its roots by a stream and will not fear when the heat comes; but its leaves will be green, and it will not be anxious in a year…

The Old And The New…Two Foundations (Pt 1)

Thus says the Lord, “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind and makes flesh his strength, and whose heart turns away from the Lord.For he will be like a bush in the desert and will not see when prosperity comes, but will live in stony wastes in the wilderness, a land of salt without…

The Old And The New…Repentance For Life

…and (if) My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.           2 Chronicles 7:14 Therefore repent and return, so that your sins…

The Old And The New…Repentance For Salvation

Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near.Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.       Isaiah 55:6-7 Peter…

The Old And The New…God’s Desire (Pt 2)

“Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you. Cast away from you all your transgressions which you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For why will you die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in…

The Old And The New…God’s Desire (Pt 1)

Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; how blessed are all those who long for Him.       Isaiah 30:18 …who (God) desires all men (mankind) to be saved and to come to…

The Old And The New…Only One Name

Before Me there was no God formed, and there will be none after Me.   Isaiah 43:10b And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.           Acts 4:12 It’s uncomfortable for…

The Old And The New…The Gospel

But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed.All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all…

The Old And The New…Sin And Death

Behold, the Lord’s hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor is His ear so dull that it cannot hear.But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.              …