So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham. “All nations will be blessed through you.” So those who rely on faith […]
SOAP Devotion Galatians 3:4-5 – How can I receive a miracle? – Free online Bible study – commentary in easy English – Day 724
Have you experienced so much in vain—if it really was in vain? So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?” (Galatians 3:4-5) Joel Osteen, the pastor of Lakewood Church, came from a family of great […]
SOAP Daily Devotional Acts 28:1-6 – Why does God allow us to suffer? – Free online Bible study – Commentary in easy English – Day 700
Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out b the heat […]
SOAP Devotional Acts 23:12-15 – How do you act around someone you hate? – Free online Bible study – Commentary in easy English – Day 664
The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. More than forty men were involved in this plot. They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until […]
Daily Devotional Acts 20:20-21 – What can we learn from Paul’s farewell to the Ephesian elders – Part 2 – Free online Bible study –Commentary in easy English – Day 636
You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus. (Acts 20:20-21) Paul summarizes the Christian […]
Acts 5:25-26 – How can I know God’s will?
Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.” At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people would stone them. (Acts 5:25-26) Jesus chose The Twelve. Actually, God […]
Acts 3:11-13 – Will God Give Me a Second Chance? – What is Solomon’s Colonnade?
While the (lame) man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade. When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness […]
Acts 3:1-4 – What changes has the Holy Spirit made in your life? Part 1
One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. When he saw […]