For God so loved the world...
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.
And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Therefore, sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned. "There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one. There is no fear of God before their eyes." For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
God is love. He first loved us.
That He Gave His One and Only Son...
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
The time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord."
He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
Pilate had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified. Then they led him out to crucify him. They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull), and they crucified him.
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Jesus said, "It is finished." Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last.
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.
That Whoever Believes in Him Shall Not Perish...
Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God -- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.
If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
But Have Eternal Life...
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. By this gospel you are saved that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.
And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.
'Nuff Said!
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.
And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Therefore, sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned. "There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one. There is no fear of God before their eyes." For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
God is love. He first loved us.
That He Gave His One and Only Son...
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
The time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord."
He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
Pilate had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified. Then they led him out to crucify him. They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull), and they crucified him.
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Jesus said, "It is finished." Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last.
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.
That Whoever Believes in Him Shall Not Perish...
Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God -- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.
If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
But Have Eternal Life...
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. By this gospel you are saved that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.
And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.
'Nuff Said!
This entry is a compilation of various scripture passages throughout the Bible from the NIV translation. The only words that are mine are "'Nuff Said!" What more needs to be said? God bless you this Holy Week!
Thank you Landon! I am enjoying reading your blog & the encouragement that comes through it. Nuff Said! Have a blessed week! Ashley
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