THE GOSPEL IS THIS

Truth!

Great Tim Keller quote.

From the Archives of RuthieBGallery.

BELIEVING GOD

John G. Lake

(whose quote this is)

was a man 

greatly used of God 

during the first half 

of the 20th century.

GOD NEVER DOES THIS

Self-reliance is the religion of the world. 

It is venerated in schools, 

books, movies and fairy tales. 

Beloved, we who are not of this world, 

must not forget 

to guide our children 

(and grandchildren)

to trust in Christ 

and not themselves.

DOING HIS WORKS

Mark 16:17-18

Someone needs to hear this today.

God bless.

IRONY OF THE GOSPEL

From the Archives.

 

YOU

I needed to hear this today.

Perhaps someone else

does too...?

NO BAD NEWS

Church should be a place 

where the person and work of Christ 

is proclaimed

in a thousand different ways,

and a place where

you are reminded WHO YOU ARE in Christ,

not who you should try and be.

SPEAK LIFE

  "Life and death 

are in the power of the tongue,

and they that love it [the tongue]

will eat of its fruits."

Proverbs 18:21

What we believe in our heart

always comes out in our speech,

 (for good or ill),

manifesting its reality

into our lives.

Believe 

what God has given 

to you in Christ, 

and believe

who you are in Christ,

and speak it.

 

COMMON GROUND

Sometimes the most

effective evangelism

starts with a

simple question,

and listening

to the heart. 

EARS TO HEAR

The truths of the Gospel

become reality 

only when

we believe what we hear

(Hebrews 4:2).

Dare to believe God's

exceedingly great 

and precious promises

until they come to pass.

(Hebrews 6:12)

JUDGMENT OF THE UNGODLY

When God sends judgment 

on the ungodly, 

He commands deliverance

for the righteous.

(2 Peter 2:6-9; Proverbs 3:25-26, et.al.)

Believers face 

persecution (for glory)

and trials (for refining), 

but we who are God's own

are delivered from judgment,

for Christ has already

been judged in our place.

FEAR NOT.

  

PRE-APPROVED

You may not have had the blessing

of your earthly father's approval,

but you need never strive

for your Heavenly Father's approval

nor fear that you are not good enough.

Jesus paid the price for your
FULL APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE.

Eph 1:4-6

HIS LOVE FOR YOU

There's nothing that makes us

more STEADFAST

and MATURE

and IMMOVABLE

as knowing the love of God

personally

experientially

intimately

confidently

(Eph 3:17-19)

WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Sometimes in our longing

to do something big for God,

we forget the people around us.

It's not as glamorous

as going on a mission trip.

And it feels so ordinary.

But it's powerful.

SOON...

It will be said on that day, 

“Behold, this is our God; 

we have waited for Him, 

that He might save us. 

This is the LORD; 

we have waited for Him; 

let us be glad 

and rejoice in His salvation.”

(Isaiah 25:9)

WHICH SIDE OF THE CROSS ARE YOU LIVING ON?

Are you continually...

 Striving to meet certain "conditions" 
 in order to be blessed by God? 
 Struggling to overcome the same sins
and addictions?

 Ruled by fear or guilt
rather than the love of Christ?

We can live 
"from strength to strength
and from glory to glory"

not crisis to crisis
or seminar to seminar

by understanding

the New Covenant 
and the difference

the Cross of Christ

has made

DO WE BELIEVE THIS?

STRENGTH when we're under STRESS.

STRENGTH when we're AFRAID.

STRENGTH when we're WEAK.

Let's stop focusing on our failures.

Let's look to Christ who has delivered us,

and see ourselves as God sees us.

"Christ in you,

the hope of glory!"

(Col. 1:27)

GOSPEL FAITH

 According to the Gospel

of the grace of God,

this is all true.

And we believers 

need to hear it, 

often.

 There is nothing

that will make us

fall in love with Christ 

MORE

than knowing 

EXACTLY

what His great love

has done for us.

 

LEGALISM

OH THE CROSS 

CHANGES 

EVERYTHING!

The Cross was enough!

It is finished!

Trust the finished work of Christ. 

OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

Truth can be offensive

and difficult to receive, 

and by itself,

can put up a wall

between you and another.

GRACE however

makes an inroad

 for TRUTH to be received

into one's heart.

Let grace take the lead.

Christ came  

full of grace and truth

and from His fullness

we have all received,

grace upon grace

(John 1:14, 16)

OUR BLOOD COVENANT

Oh the wonder of God Himself

guaranteeing the covenant 

He made with us!

The Son of God became

our Substitute

and our Representative 

before the throne of the Father,

eternally on our behalf.

 What security 

and freedom

and joy is ours

to have everything between us and God

removed forever,

that we may enjoy HIM 

and the riches of His grace

in this life and in the next!

 Hebrews 7:22

(from RuthieBGallery Archives,Good Friday, 2014)

 

HAPPENING NOW

Ever wonder why

you can't even reason

with those who are calling 

good evil, and evil good?

It is a judgment sent 

upon those who refuse

to receive the love of the truth

and be saved. (2 Thess. 2:11)

This spiritual delusion 

is not subject to logic,

but is preparing the way for 

the great deceiver to appear.

 The good news is that

Jesus will snatch up 

His Bride very soon.

THE LAW AND SIN

Believer, 

when we don't 

understand the Gospel,

we live by the law.

But that only leads to being

ruled by self-righteousness.

Seek to understand 

the difference that 

the Cross makes--

the Gospel of His grace--

and let grace reign.

PRAYERS OF THE BELOVED

If the persistent prayers

of someone with NO rights and standing 

(WIDOW of Luke 18)

are eventually effective,

HOW MUCH MORE 

the prayers of Christ's 

BELOVED BRIDE? 

(Eph. 5:25-30)

GOING HOME

Watching for Him 

to come and take us up, 

to be with Him forever and ever.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

FEET SHOD

We must know

WHO WE ARE in Christ 

and WHAT WE HAVE in Him 

to bring His life and power 

to bear upon 

every stronghold of the enemy. 

Rom 8:37; 2 Cor 5:21; Gal 3:26.

OH THE JOY

Enjoy God's love today,

and pass it on.

H O N O R A B L E

In this Christ hating world,

we are called to share 

in the rejection 

of the Altogether Worthy One.

Beloved of God,

this is a sacred and blessed place,

and cause for rejoicing,

not anger.

John 15:18; Matt 5:11-12; 1 Peter 4:14-15

UNBELIEF SOMETIMES LOOKS LIKE THIS

 "Trust God from the bottom of your heart;
    don’t try to figure out everything on your own.
Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
    he’s the one who will keep you on track."

Proverbs 3:5-6 (MSG)

 

 

NO GREATER LOVE

The love that every 

man and woman on earth

 needs and seeks and longs for

is what we have been given

freely in Christ.

It defines us.

It frees us from 

every fear and addiction.

It empowers us to live holy lives

of love for God and others.

Receive it freely; give it freely! 

WATCHING FOR HIM

Many believe 

this is the time 

God's people through the ages

have prayed and longed for.

Even so, come Lord Jesus.

RIGHTEOUSNESS

Knowing and believing 

that Christ's own righteousness

belongs to us 

brings the gracious FREEDOM 

of the Gospel--

the power of God's SALVATION 

(Romans 1:16). 

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