Michelle Rader

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  • salvation is commitment

    Salvation is both simple and all encompassing. It is as simple as confessing "Jesus is Lord" but this confession is far more than a magic formula or lip service. It is nothing less than turning your whole…

    Created 18 days ago

    Romans 10:9 (NASB), Romans 10:10 (NASB)

  • diligent vs sluggish

    The Greek word translated as diligence is one which means "speed" and is contrasted with the slowness of the lazy or sluggish person in v 12. We are to "show" diligence so that we do not "become" sluggish.

    Created about 1 month ago

    Hebrews 6:11 (NASB), Hebrews 6:12 (NASB)

  • hope is a product of perseverance through trials

    We boast about the hope we have and also boast about the suffering ( literally "pressure") that produces the hope. It's interesting that the source of character is not hope, but perseverance with hope…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Romans 5:2 (NASB), Romans 5:3 (NASB), Romans 5:4 (NASB), Romans 5:5 (NASB)

  • surviving in a fish

    The main issue here is not whether it is possible to be swallowed by a fish and live for 3 days. We don't need to look for historical examples or scientific proof that this is possible. Because this is…

    Created 2 months ago

    Jonah 1:17 (NLT)

  • money gives options

    When you have money, you have more options to try to run from god and do things on your own

    Created 2 months ago

    Jonah 1:3 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2012-01-29

  • 1 Corinthians 7:12-16

    1 Corinthians 7:12-16 (NASB)
    But to the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2012-01-29

  • God's treasure

    Ostrokinois - from "oyster" and meaning a clay tile or earthen. As an oyster needs its shell to survive so we need the fragile vessel of the church to protect our spiritual growth. We have the treasure…

    Created 4 months ago

    2 Corinthians 4:7 (NASB)

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-07-23