Weekly Scripture 12-29-2024

Answer: 

This comes from Proverbs, but what chapter and verses?

__:__-__Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

*This is a picture of what we are supposed to do as Christians. Here is the picture of a man building a house and he fills that house with furniture, pictures, and valuable personal items of all sorts. We as Christians should be storing in our hearts and minds the wonderful things of God's treasure; and that is his Word. Paul told Timothy: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Tim. 2:15). Have you picked up your Bible this past week to place in your heart the wonderful truth that God has to share with you? One of the greatest tragedies in a lot of churches today is that church members are ignorant of God's Word, and their lives show a picture of a poor little empty house.

Weekly Scripture 12-22-2024

Answer: Romans 10:9-10

This comes from Romans

__:__-__That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

*Paul is making it real clear to everyone that the confession that comes from the mouth needs to be in-line with what is inside the heart of the person making the confession. Oftentimes people get it turned around and only make a verbal confession, but the heart is saying otherwise. Then, from the other side, faith without confession, is probably just plain cowardice. This confirms what James says, “.....faith without works is dead?” (James 2:20). It takes faith in the Lord to produce any good work; because to be a good work it would have to be done by the Spirit of God and definitely not according to the flesh nature. Faith in Jesus is leading to good works not the other way around. So here is what we come to know, if you are going to open your mouth and confess Christ as your Lord and Savior, just make sure you have faith in your heart!