David said to Abigail, "Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, who has sent you today to meet me. May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed this day and from avenging myself with my own hands.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together...
The blood of Christ was shed so that we might have a relationship with God. That relationship is only made possible because Jesus was...
James conveys the idea that only when we submit to God will the devil "flee from you" as we are then committed to God ...