Cold Water Parables
For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. But someone may well say, “You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. Inigo MontoyaPrincess Bride (1987) “Believe” The word ‘believe’ is a very important word, and there are many uses for it. People use it in all
Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way” Luke 6:26 Feeding the Multitudes One wonders … what explains the massive popularity of the 12RFL and the
But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron,
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, “though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool. If you consent and obey, you will eat the best of
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This work quotes extensively from the Bible and other sources. Scriptures quoted are from the New American Standard Bible (NASB), except where either noted or when quoted directly from the text of The 12 Rules for Life (12RFL, hereafter). Quotes from scripture