The Dispute Among Them
He was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. — Isaiah 53:5
Threading the Needle
Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts, will yet be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. — Amos 5:15
A Little Lower than the Angels
You made him a little lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor, putting everything in subjection under his feet.— Psalm 8:5-6
Parade of the Powers
Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.— Mark 9:42
Unbinding the Tongue of the Cynic
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. — Isaiah 50:4
On the Move …
Then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. — Isaiah 35:6
The (Un)Defiled Church
There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him. — Mark 7:15
…o’er the tumult
They all saw Jesus and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, ‘Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.’ — Mark 6:49-50
Abundance in the Wilderness
I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite. — Isaiah 57:15
Perfected in Weakness
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. — 2Cor 12:10
Christ of the Poor
Since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving. — 2Cor 8:7
The Peculiar Grandeur of the Gospel
From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. — 2Cor 5:16
Towards the Heavenly Harvest
We have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. — 2Cor 5:1
The Surety of Unseen Things
The things that are seen are transitory, but the things that are unseen are eternal. — 2Cor 4:18