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4 days ago · Praying for the dead reflects our belief in the resurrection and eternal life promised by Christ. John 11:25-26 says, “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.'”.
Nov 3, 2004 · The purpose of this deathless dying is to glorify Christ. Death is God’s appointed way in this fallen world for Christ to get his last praise from us on earth before we enter into endless praise. Paul says we do this by counting death as gain: “It is my eager expectation and hope that . . .
1 day ago · So, what we Catholics do in November in terms of praying for the faithful departed (and note that term—not the “dead” but the faithful departed, i.e., those we hope have fulfilled the ...
- A Prayer For Hope
- The Lord Bless You with Hope
- Prayer For Faith, Hope, and Love
- Prayer For Hope in Helplessness
- My Hope and Refuge
- Hope in God's Promise
Lord, help me to hear you saying, "I am your hope" over all the other voices. Lord, your word says you are the hope for the hopeless, so I'm running to you with both hands stretched out and grabbing onto you. Fill me with hope and give me a tangible reminder today that hope is an unbreakable spiritual lifeline (Hebrews 6:19-20). God, you know those...
May the Lord show you the greatness of his goodness that you overflow with daily thanks. May the Lord bless you abundantly with rest for the heart, power for virtue, wisdom for life, and patience in suffering. May the Lord bless you with joyful hope and one day with the inexpressible joys of eternal life.
Almighty Lord God, give us true faith and make that faith grow in us daily. Also, give us hope and love so we may serve our neighbors according to your will through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Heavenly Father, I am your humble servant. I come before you today in need of hope. There are times when I feel helpless. There are times when I feel weak. I pray for hope. I need hope for a better future. I need hope for a better life. I need hope for love and kindness. Some say the sky is at its darkest, just before the light. I pray that this is...
Ah, Lord God, Holy Lover of my soul, when you come into my soul, all that is within me will rejoice. You are my glory and the exultation of my heart. You are my hope and refuge in the day of my trouble. Set me free from all evil passions, heal my heart of all inordinate affections, cure and cleanse me within, that I may be made fit to love, courage...
O Father in heaven, look upon all your people who struggle with anger, anxiety, doubt, frustration, guilt, hopelessness, loss, memories, lack of patience, pain, regret, sadness, selfishness, temptation and weakness. Your Holy Word tells us, “All things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” And t...
Mar 6, 2014 · The death of Jesus reconciles us to God. Justification, propitiation, and redemption — all benefits of Christ’s death — have one great purpose: reconciliation. Jesus’s death enables us to have a joy-filled relationship with God, which is the highest good of the cross.
- God’s love is different than natural human love. God loves us when we’re utterly unlovable. When Jesus died, he died for the ungodly, for sinners,...
- The death of Christ was effective in its purpose. And its goal was not just to purchase the possibility of salvation, but a people for his own poss...
- Jesus’s death was substitutionary. That is, he died in our place. He died the death that we deserved. He bore the punishment that was justly ours....
- Jesus’s death wasn’t just an act of love, it defines love. His substitutionary death is the ultimate example of what love means, and Jesus calls th...
- Justification, propitiation, and redemption — all benefits of Christ’s death — have one great purpose: reconciliation. Jesus’s death enables us to...
May 21, 2020 · Christians suffer in hope. We pray not only, “How Long, O Lord?” but also, “Come, Lord Jesus!” He suffered to ransom us from our sins and reconcile us to God, and his resurrection is the first installment of the restoration of all things. We may still ask why when our bodies hurt and our hearts ache.
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In this article, professor and Reformed theologian Dr. J. Todd Billings explores what the resurrection of Christ means for how we think about life after death and where we can find Christian hope when we face death.
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