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God Giving Hope of the Apostle Paul?

February 17, 2020August 5, 2016 by Jun P. Espina

A God giving hope is what we need most in this life. But do we have Him in our heart, the God who is there when everything seems to fall apart? Some believe that hope and despair share the same destination. It is not true with regards to the kind of hope that the Holy Bible is teaching.

Quiet Life by Working Hard — Attend to Your Own Business

December 5, 2019August 4, 2016 by Jun P. Espina

God Himself urged all of us, believers of Christ, to live this kind of an excellent life: “But we urged you, brethren (or Christians), to excel still more.”

Faith in God is Faith in the Unseen Faith is the Conviction of Things Not Seen

November 9, 2022November 23, 2015 by Jun P. Espina

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Updated on November 9th, 2022

For we walk by faith, not by sight (2 Cor. 5:7), since faith in God is faith in the unseen. Paul said that we need to walk or live by faith, not by sight. This admonition tells us not just to believe, but to keep on believing in God’s Word and to make it a way of life.

Daniel walked through faith in God. He worshiped Him daily against all odds until he was “cast into the lions’ den” because of his beliefs.

Genuine faith is just like the sun that shines continually beyond the dark, moonless night in some parts of the earth.

The Apostles did not pray to revive their faith (as if it were dead!), but to increase it to maturity.

Scriptures show that Stephen’s faith in our Lord Jesus was strengthened by the rain of stones that killed him.

To walk by faith thus is to live a life based on the “conviction of things not seen” (Heb. 11:1)—and the hope of eternal life in heaven through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Faith in God is faith in the Unseen.

Anxiety Cast Upon Christ Jesus Our Lord

December 6, 2019November 23, 2015 by Jun P. Espina

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Updated on December 6th, 2019

ANXIETY. In paradise, the devil told Eve to cast all her cares upon herself. He said, “you will be like God.” Since then man thinks he has the built-in capacity to handle the challenges of life. He is like God in his estimate of himself. “For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks.” (Rom. 1:21)

In their crusade to face life outside of God’s care, Adam and Eve sewed fig leaves for their clothing. “We can do it,” they told themselves. Yes, they learned their first lessons in dressmaking in the backwoods of paradise while hiding away from their Creator.

Real Trust is the Result of Genuine Faith

February 10, 2020November 23, 2015 by Jun P. Espina

[T]rue faith produces real trust or dependence upon something or someone. In this piece, let us discuss our real trust upon Christ and our systems that form part of our daily life. What is the difference between faith and trust? Well, trust or confidence is the act of faith. You may have faith in your father’s swimming ability, for example, but you’ll never trust your life to him in the sea without a life jacket.

Enter God’s Kingdom by Obeying His Laws?

February 17, 2020November 21, 2015 by Jun P. Espina

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Updated on February 17th, 2020

Enter God’s Kingdom

C. H. Spurgeon once commented that little minds need Latin to express their shallow thoughts, more so on how to enter God’s kingdom. Unlike the artful deception of falsehood, truth needs but simple words. Its beauty and might is easily seen in its actual, rugged form. In only six common words, the apostle Paul penned one of the greatest Christian truths ever told: “I have been crucified with Christ.”