SCRIP-BITS

Simply put, life is a battle, fought on the battlefield of our minds. That means all the people out there are fighting to control our minds, to control what we think, talk about and therefore do. Now there are all sorts of evil and ungodly powers and people involved in this battle for supremacy over our minds, but basically it breaks down to a battle between Satan's cronies and those of Jesus....

God has made preparation for all of our needs from the time we're born to the time He takes us home. But we have to read His Word and listen to His Holy Spirit to understand what's necessary for us to get all we are entitled to. And thus, it also behooves us to give God thanks and praise for His wonderful attention to our needs, both our everyday needs like food and shelter, but also our n...

Life is made good or bad by the words we speak to each other. We can speak either pleasant and uplifting words, or unpleasant and hurting ones. But as Christians, we need to focus on good and pleasant words, because that's the example Jesus set for us during His sojourn here on earth, and it's the example He expects us to follow. However, Beelzebub is so powerful on the earth these days th...

In this evil and ungodly world, it's necessary for Christians to know bits of useful scripture that they can learn and speak out loud to help them in their everyday Christian walk. These acclamations as we call them, boost our spirits and strengthen our belief in Christ by giving us confidence in the Word of God and His many promises. They allow us to quell whatever fear(s) crop up as we journ...

Our Triune God is made up of three people, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Father sent the Son to save the world by dying on the cross at Calvary, then rising on Easter Sunday. Then when the Son returned to heaven to be seated at His right hand and intercede for us, the Father sent the Holy Spirit, as He had promised a long time ago, to dwell in the hearts of believers, so that He cou...

Simply put friends, without the shedding of Christ's blood on the cross of Calvary on Good Friday, we would still be headed straight for purgatory or hellfire and damnation; eternal separation from Almighty God! For without the shedding of blood, sinless blood like Christ's no permanent atonement is possible. But Christ, through His selfless sacrifice, changed all that, and brought us back...

The Old Testament is basically a foreshadowing of the New Testament. Thus a lot of stuff, like promises and prophecy can be found in the Old Testament and be fulfilled or manifested in the New. From the beginning of the Bible, the appearance of Jesus on earth was prophesied and spoken of as the coming of the Messiah. So it's not strange to find Old Testament verses reflected or referenced in t...

In this life we never know what trials and tribulations might come against us, or when, but one thing is certain, if we stay attached and surrendered to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, He will eventually turn our circumstances around. And if He doesn't, for whatever reason we may not like, or understand, He will most certainly help us to bear our burdens with a good attitude. And I know tha...

Ah friends, evil has overtaken our world, and that evil hides itself in darkness, so that it's deeds cannot be known, and keeps all evil doers in that darkness. But Jesus came to earth that we could escape that evil darkness and have the light of eternal life through His death and resurrection. And isn't it wonderful to know that we now have another option besides the evil darkness of Sata...

The world is evil and ungodly, we all know that, but in Christ we can make both good individual and worldwide changes. However, the individual change must come before the worldwide one, where believers must put on the new man in Christ; that's accept Christ's new godliness and way of living, while putting aside their old, evil and ungodly lifestyle. It's either one or the either, there...

Life is a complex affair, and the Christian faith, is no different. Though we can come to faith quite easily, because it's the gift of God, we then need to work out our own salvation, that's live the way Christ desires His followers to live. We need to learn Christ's word, study it, and then put it tinto action in our lives, meaning we need to grow up, like children, who first begin by...

There is only ONE way to true success, and that's by doing what the Lord says in His Word. Read your Bible, study it, and then put what it says into action! It's as simple as that! And yes, that's not always easy to do, but if we truly want to do it, with the Lord's help, we certainly can. But it all begins with us, sincerely wanting to live right in this ungodly and evil world. An...

Friends, if Jesus did not do what He's done in a rather selfless manner, we would not have salvation and eternal life right now. Therefore it's utterly important to recognize His overwhelming importance in the scheme of things, and give Him His rightful praise and glory. The Father recognized it and exalted him to the loftiest heights possible, likewise we should exalt His holy name, and n...

If Christ is our End All and Be All , then we need to do whatever He says, and live the way He desires of us. Otherwise, we will not be showing others that we are His sincere followers. And that, unfortunately, will diminish and destroy all that Jesus has worked so hard and suffered so much to accomplish. It's utterly important that those who follow a Leader, obey His rules and abide by His co...

If we consider the Lord our Father, and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour, then it's of the utmost importance that we obey them as soon as possible. Remember that obedience put off till we feel like doing it is still disobedience in the Lord's eyes. It's necessary that we do His bidding in the least possible time frame, or in other words; when He asks us, and how He asks us. Doing it i...

Oh friends our world is in a sad state, and the only way we can handle it, or whatever comes against us, is by having Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, for Satan, our other choice as leader, doesn't have a single good thing to offer; nothing but hell, death and the grave. Meanwhile, when Jesus died on Good Friday then rose again on Easter Sunday, he throttled Satan and all his kingdom. Thus He be...

Good Friday determined that our sins were paid for, while Easter Sunday and Christ's resurrection ensured that all those who believe in Him will also rise again from the dead and have eternal life, spend eternity with Him. And if that isn't the greatest thing since sliced bread, I don't know what is! And also, if each and every one of us don't rise to the situation and receive Chri...

Ah friends, Easter is one of the most important times in our Christian calendar, but do we really understand what happened two thousand years ago, and truly appreciate it? Not all of us. Two basic things happened: Christ died on Good Friday to pay for our sins, then He was rose from the dead on Easter Sunday! Those two things gave us forgiveness of sins, and eternal life. But we have things to do...

In this world, we can either do too much or too little of anything. The important thing though is to find a comfortable balance in most of what we do. That includes our diet, our work and play, our fitness, as well as our time with God. The latter being possibly the most important of them all. But it's ever so much better for us when our ying and yang aline and keep us free to enjoy our lives...

Oh friends, we all know that someday we'll die and our bodies will be buried and return to the dust from which they were made, but our spirits will still be alive and either go to heaven or hell, depending on whom we believe in, Jesus or Satan. And the only reason why heaven is even an option for us is because Jesus died on Good Friday to pay for our sins, then rose from the grave, three days...

A lot of the Old Testament speaks to Christ's coming in the New Testament. None more so than Isaiah's prophetic words of the Servant of the Lord found in chapter 53. It might be spoken in old fashioned Old Testament language, but there's no misunderstanding that it refers to Christ's coming and all the wonderful work He will do on our behalf, as well as all the 'sufferation&#39...

We all talk about atonement and payment for sins, but do we know how that was really accomplished? Only by Christ suffering and dying on the cross at Calvary on Good Friday for us! That's how we can talk about forgiveness of sin. The Father required Christ's sinless life to pay for our abominable transgressions. And if we had any decency and /or common sense, we'd be paying much more a...

Maundy Thursday gave us several things in our faith. First, Jesus inspired our ceremony of holy communion when He broke bread and offered it, along with wine to the disciples in recognition of His broken body and shed blood that would happen the next day, Good Friday. Then He washed the disciples' feet setting an example that we ought to follow, meaning being proud to be sometimes servants and...

Too many of us supposed Christians say one thing then do something else. That's not right! That's why Jesus called the Pharisees 'hypocrites.' They desired the people to do things that they did not do themselves, teaching man's traditions more than God's law. And it's exactly what's happening in our world today. Hypocrisy is rife and rampant as Satan and his evil do...

Friends, God created us out of a desire to have strong and faithful communion with us, and consequently showered His great, unconditional LOVE upon us. He wanted creatures to communicate with, so He decided to create a being in His own image, with His breath of life flowing through it. Now, if the Lord in His omniscience, who knows everything, decided to go through with this creation business, ful...