you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God — that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts

Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes. —Proverbs 1:29,31

Then I said to you, “Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did

We proclaim [Christ], admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. —Colossians 1:28 The life of Jesus is transformational. The resurrection of

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. — Genesis 1:27 We were made in God’s

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. – Philemon 1:25 Have you noticed how words of blessing are in such short supply these days? There is

To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy — to the only God our

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. – 1 Peter 1:23. Words are powerful! They can

Once you were alienated from God but now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from

See, the Lord your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the Lord, the God of your fathers, told you. Do not be afraid; do not

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities his eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know [God’s] incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the

For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from

Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.— Isaiah 1:17. “As a man, you’ve got to learn

Ruth replied [to her mother-in-law, Naomi]: “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will

To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. —Titus

You were marked in [Christ] with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession — to