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We are saved not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit"</strong></em> Total Justification by faith was Martin Luther's great spiritual and theological breakthrough. It did not come easily. He had tried everything from sleeping on hard floors and fasting to climbing a staircase in Rome while kneeling in prayer. Monasteries, disciplines, confessions, masses, absolutions, good works-all proved fruitless. Peace with God eluded him. The thought of the righteousness of God pursued him. He hated the very word "righteousness," which he believed provided a divine mandate to condemn him. Light finally dawned for Luther as he meditated on Romans 1:17, "<em>For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith</em>." He saw for the first time that the righteousness Paul ha

Look around, tell me, what do you see? You might not smell the smoke, but the fire is approaching. “When sinners are careless and stupid, and sinking into hell unconcerned, it is time the church should bestir themselves. It is as much the duty of the church to awake, as it is for the firemen to awake when a fire breaks out in the night in a great city. The church ought to put out the fires of hell which are laying hold of the wicked. Sleep! Should the firemen sleep, and let the whole city burn down, what would be thought of such firemen? And yet their guilt would not compare with the guilt of Christians who sleep while sinners around them are sinking stupid into the fires of hell.” <em><strong>"God is never on the defensive. God is always on the offensive</strong></em>". Of course, when men go to do a task they strip from off themselves, oh, cumbersome garments.The purpose and plan of almighty of God is the reviving of his church, the reviving

Have you ever wondered what it is that makes people tick?  What moves people to do the things they do?  What causes people to react in the many ways they do?</strong></em> There can be no leaders without some form of followers. They( most leaders), with their smooth and fair speech, beguile the hearts of the innocent.  Because the leaders are blind, those who follow after them likewise are blind.  Their sense of assurance is a false sense of assurance.  They think they have peace when in reality they are like Judah of old crying, “Peace, peace; when there is no peace” (Jeremiah 6:14).  Many of our own congregations are like the churches at Sardis who have a reputation that lives but are dead (Revelation 3:1) and at Laodicea who say, “I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing;” but are really “wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked” (Revelation 3:17).   The blind who follow are those who do not exercise their senses to discern both good

Don't be foolish and get sour when things don't just come your way-- Don't you be a pampered baby and declare, "Now I won't play!" Just go grinning on and bear it; Have you heartache? Millions share it, If you earn a crown, you'll wear it-- Keep smiling.... Bless your heart, this world's a good one, and will always help a man; Hate, misanthropy, and malice have no place in Nature's plan. Help your brother there who's sighing. Keep his flag of courage flying; Help him try--'twill keep you trying-- Keep smiling,... To believe is to know that every day is a new beginning. Is to trust that miracles happen, and dreams really do come true. Believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds, To know the wonder of a stardust sky and the wisdom of the man in the moon If your dearest hopes seem blighted and despair looms into view, Set your jaw and whisper grimly, "Though they're false, yet I'll be true." Never

Almost everyone has heard someone tell them to reach for the stars. I know I have. But sometimes when we do our best to be our best, it just doesn't feel like we are reaching the expectations society sets for us in life. I believe that as long as you are doing your very best to be your very best (in any aspect of life, school, sports, work, ect). NOBODY can tell you what you can and can't do. If you reach for the stars but end up landing on the Moon, it's better than standing still, and you should be proud of that. All of my goals in life have been considered farfetched by others, but to me I know I can reach them. I know I will try my hardest and put my heart and soul into everything that I do in the future because I want my dream to come true so badly. But if something happens where I would not be able to accomplish what I had hoped to accomplish, at least I know I tried. All of the lessons I will learn in life’s journey, I will be able to teach to my children and they

<a href="http://whitneyibeblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/wp-1484073620742.jpeg"><img title="wp-1484073620742" class="alignnone size-full" alt="image" src="http://whitneyibeblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/wp-1484073620742.jpeg" /></a>   You see, the twist of Life is always unexpected.  It's just another one of those things I don’t understand fully: everyone impresses upon you how unique you are, encouraging you to cultivate your individuality while at the same time trying to squish you and everyone else into the same ridiculous mould. It’s an artist’s right to rebel against the world’s stupidity. People are born and death is inevitable ......We are unable to give respect to our own parents but show pity to old people on Facebook and social media, on the streets, in the mall, at the office, in the church.  Soldiers are protecting us at border but politicians and even our own citizen eating their country from ins

Now this is not funny but we all face moments like this!"</em></strong> We all will face giants at one time or another in our lives. By giants, I am speaking of what seem to be insurmountable problems and issues. We try to fell these giants, but often they seem to only grow stronger with the passing of time. It could be a giant of fear. Or it might be a giant of some type of personal sin that you fall into again and again. It might be the sin of pride or envy or gluttony or lust or something else. In a related way, your giant might be one of addiction, something that has a grip on your life. Then again, it could be a giant of threat that is taunting you today. Someone has slandered you. A lawsuit has been filed against you. The boss seems to always push you against the wall, people around seems to misjudge and believe the worst of you, your friends believe you are odd cos you don't do what they do or believe what they believe in. Maybe there is even a threat aga

  Once again he's bruised and broken, before he has the chance to explain the words spoken. Misguided and lied to one more time, made him stand up and fight for what's right One door closed as another one opened. The scars will fade from every stroke and cut. He knows what he wants and he knows what he needs. It's not an open heart that will eternally bleed A strong man has grown from something he was He's got places to go and knows where to begin from Blindness has led him to a dead end street, but another avenue appeared at his street With shadows behind him, he looked at what lie ahead He felt renewed strength to dry tears that were shed He brushed off the dirt and reprogrammed his mind With much needed self love, his mind will unwind With a look in the mirror and a smile on his face, his wounds will be healing, his steps retraced. But he's determined to make it and he knows that he can Because the man that he was is now Better

People with the most sensitive heart put on a monstrous face to the world outside, they hide their feelings and keep all their deep secrets and stories within. They act like they don’t care, they deny their emotions and live secretly. Hiding the feelings that grow stronger  the time that we are apart feels even longer  the clock ticks and the cold breeze flows  as for me I know where my heart glows  covering the smile you cause me to make  it is this nervousness that I must break  these hidden feelings I must hide no more  as I walk up the path that leads to your door  ringing the bell hearing the chime  I’m not going to let you go this time  building the courage admitting how I feel  is this a dream or is this actually real  my heart is pounding, beating out of my chest  because you my love is life’s big test… Am drowning in your love……

Trapped Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and wonder who you really are? That's her in a nutshell. Sam feels trapped at home all the time, like she can never be herself in front of her own family. For her parents, she feels the need to be that “perfect daughter”, and that is what they expect her to be as well. Sometimes she feels like they expect way too much of her. If it's not getting A's and B's on her report card, it's keeping the house clean while they're gone. If it's not that, It's making sure she takes care of her four younger ones, especially her 4 year old sister all the time, and sacrificing hanging out with her friends after school. She definitely do feel the pressure of trying to be who they want her to. Technically, she is her little sister's second mom. She is responsible for picking her up everyday from school, feeding her, bathing her, and providing for her while my mom is working. Meanwhile, when she actually do have ti

Now, who would have thought that after decades of struggle with procrastination, the dictionary, of all places, would hold the solution. “ Am thinking aloud”. Avoid procrastination . Its s o elegant in its simplicity but complex in its understanding. While we’re here, let’s make sure obese people avoid overeating, depressed people avoid apathy, and someone please tell beached whales that they should avoid being out of the ocean. No, “avoid procrastination” is only good advice for fake procrastinators—those people that are like, “I totally go on Facebook a few times every day at work—I’m such a procrastinator!” The same people that will say to a real procrastinator something like, “Just don’t procrastinate and you’ll be fine.” The thing that neither the dictionary nor fake procrastinators understand is that for a real procrastinator, procrastination isn’t optional—it’s something they don’t know how to not do. Just about everyone puts off completing tasks, responsibilities and object

So I’m here just as I am Bruised & broken.... I don’t have to pretend When everything’s not fine Every hurt, every scar, every secret It’s like my heart’s on fire again But it’s nice to know I can come this way, feel this way, just because of you..... I feel the real me finally breaking through... I was a mess underneath And I was just too scared to show it I just couldn't find peace any other way But I was never too much for you to take in You hold me closer and closer everyday than ever before You wrap me in your arms....I never felt alone You take me to that secret place where I can be with you Your grace abounds to me It’s all because of You Jesus No need for walls You see right through You just love and it's nice to know There's no love like your love Jesus There's only love There's only grace I'm always safe "When am with you".

<a href="http://whitneyibeblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/wp-1483291806323.jpeg"><img title="wp-1483291806323" class="alignnone size-full" alt="image" src="http://whitneyibeblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/wp-1483291806323.jpeg" /></a> Happy New Year my lovely fans...... blogging for close to two years now, it’s encouraging to see a lot of people sharing my articles. Some of these people share straight from my blog using one of the social networking share buttons, or perhaps on the blogging network, I am extremely grateful to these people. For everyone that liked my post "<strong><em>Thank you</em></strong><em>"</em>, For everyone that commented "<em><strong>Thank you</strong>"</em>. There would be no me without you guys, thank you for doing this with me last year, I look forward to stronger friendships, relationships and more educative,