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The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said." — Matthew 28:5–6 ESV
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"Joseph of Arimathea's appearance is a clear reminder to us of God's providence at work at all times and in all places. God prepared Joseph for this moment. Joseph was fearful and secretive, but God used him for good, just as He does us." —Alistair Begg
"God has created us for a divine purpose—to know and worship Him—and unless we discover and fulfill that purpose, we will never be fully satisfied with anything else offered along life's journey." —Alistair Begg
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How are Christians to walk the fine line between affirming and reviling those whose actions declare them to be God’s enemies? Alistair Begg seeks to answer that as he clarifies the counsel he gave to a grandmother in the summer of 2023.
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
-Psalm 91:1–2 ESV
For you have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling;
I will walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
—Psalm 116:8–9 ESV
"I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die." —John 11:25–26 ESV
"Father, we need the help of the Holy Spirit when we turn to the Bible so that we might not simply understand things intellectually, but have a divine, meaningful encounter with You, the living God, through Your Word." —Alistair Begg
I waited patiently for the LORD;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.
— Psalm 40:1–2 ESV
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I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. —Galatians 2:20 ESV
"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."
— Luke 10:27 ESV
"The fitting punishment for our crime was death—yet Jesus Christ, the Son of God, bore that punishment in our place and instead clothed us with the credentials necessary to live as His ambassadors and die as His friends." —Alistair Begg
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He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. —John 1:11–12 ESV)
I know that the Lord is great,
and that our Lord is above all gods.
Whatever the Lord pleases, he does,
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all deeps.
—Psalm 135:5–6 ESV
I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. —Romans 1:16 ESV
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? ... No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. — Romans 8:35, 37 ESV
"Father, I pray that Your Word will take root in our hearts. I pray that You will enable us so to become students of Your Word and obedient to its truth that we might grow in grace." —Alistair Begg
We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. —Hebrews 4:15 ESV
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
—Psalm 23:1–3 ESV
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. —Romans 12:2 ESV
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. —James 1:12 ESV
"A child is not the product of time plus matter plus chance. A child is the product of the faithful work of a creator God." —Alistair Begg
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By grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. — Ephesians 2:8–9 ESV
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. —Philippians 4:6–7 ESV