1 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only s on Isaac , whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah , and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” 1 After these things…

12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” 1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man…

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Genesis 1:1–2 (ESV) 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was…

12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under…

5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.” 6 For to us a child is born, to…

8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. As a class shepherds had a bad reputation… more regrettable was their habit of confusing “mine” with “thine” as they moved about the country. They were considered unreliable and were not allowed to…

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was…

12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising…

12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Because of the eternal hope that we have in Christ , we are to live obedient lives to Christ…