God the Father has chosen, predestined and made us accepted, in his own presence, from eternity, because of his love and for his own glory, by Jesus Christ.

Using religious ritual as a cover for unrighteousness only adds fuel to the fire of our condemnation. Repentance is required.

Using religious ritual as a cover for unrighteousness only adds fuel to the fire of our condemnation. Repentance is required.

We bless God because he blesses believers with grace, peace, and much more besides in Christ.

We bless God because he blesses believers with grace, peace, and much more besides in Christ.

The ingratitude of Israel before God's blessings, and the preservation of a remnant amidst great destruction, are both hard to explain.

The ingratitude of Israel before God's blessings, and the preservation of a remnant amidst great destruction, are both hard to explain.

The social advantages of respectable behavior and outward goodness mean nothing when it comes to entrance into the kingdom of God- the way of faith in God's mercy and repentance for our sins is equally open to and equally necessary for all.

The social advantages of respectable behavior and outward goodness mean nothing when it comes to entrance into the kingdom of God: the way of faith in God's mercy and repentance for our sins is equally open to and equally necessary for all.

John's weeping is stilled by a glimpse of a glorious Lion-Lamb taking the sealed scroll controlling events in heaven and earth from the hand of God.