by MJR | Aug 5, 2024 | Genuine Hope
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” Psalm 14:1a Blaise Pascal was a mathematician and scientist who lived during the 1600’s. Pascal was also a follower of Christ who felt that Faith was largely a matter of the heart. Then as now, many people...
by MJR | Aug 2, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5: 20-21...
by MJR | Aug 1, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world...
by MJR | Jul 31, 2024 | Genuine Hope
If we are “out of our mind,” as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live...
by MJR | Jul 30, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. 2 Corinthians 5:11 This afternoon, I listened to a sermon on the subject of heaven based on John’s description of the new heaven and the new earth from Revelation 21. In that passage, John describes...