Author Archives: jgarrott

2 Corinthians 11:14-15 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. [15] It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve. Reading this immediately … Continue reading →

2 Corinthians 7:1 Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. True Christians don’t live holy lives in order to become children of … Continue reading →

2 Corinthians 4:17-18 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? Human pride is a strange … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple. English has … Continue reading →

Romans 13:14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature. This is enormously practical advice, but sometimes we don’t realize it. Putting on Jesus is the … Continue reading →

Acts 26 “First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles also, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds.” This is … Continue reading →

Acts 22:16 “‘And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’” Baptism has many functions, not the least of which is being a clear step of commitment for the … Continue reading →

Acts 16:33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized. This verse has been at the foundation of my policy of not waiting to baptize … Continue reading →

Acts 13:38-39 “Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of … Continue reading →