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“The truths of Romans 7 are among the most depressing and heartrending in all of Scripture, and it is largely for that reason that many interpreters believe they cannot describe a Christian. But Paul was simply being honest and candid about the frustrating and discouraging spiritual battles that every believer faces.... But the Christian is no longer under sin’s total domination and control. Now he is free from sin’s bondage and its ultimate penalty.... That is the comforting truth of Romans 8.”
— John MacArthur, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦

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“If we really believe and if we are truly thankful that our resurrection is sure, that we will be transformed from the perishable, dishonorable, weak, natural, mortal, and earthy to the imperishable, glorious, powerful, spiritual, immortal, and heavenly—we should therefore prove our assurance and our thankfulness by being steadfast, immovable, and always abounding in the work of the Lord (1 Cor 15:58).”
— John MacArthur, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨

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Colossians 1 proves that Christ is:

▪️ Preeminent as God eternal
▪️ Creator of all things
▪️ Supreme over both the physical and spiritual realm
▪️ Head of the church
▪️ Fully Sufficient for believers’ redemption and reconciliation

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Two books in the Old Testament focus on Nineveh.

The book of Jonah demonstrates that Yahweh is the Savior of both Jews and Gentiles. Instead of immediately destroying the Ninevites for their wickedness, God raised up Jonah to proclaim God’s grace to them.

The Lord affirmed that He holds the sovereign prerogative to show compassion on whomever He wishes and to deliver those who repent. This wondrous grace of God culminates in the One who fulfilled the sign of Jonah and accomplished salvation for all who acknowledge their unworthiness, repent of their sin, and believe in Him. Thus, the book of Jonah points to the work of Christ and displays the heart of God to seek and save the lost.

In a sequel to the story, over a hundred years after Jonah preached to Nineveh, God raised up Nahum to pronounce judgment on the Ninevites.

While the Ninevites in Jonah’s day repented and received mercy, later generations returned to their wicked ways and became objects of God’s wrath. To those who presumed on God’s kindness, Nahum declared that the God who is gracious is also righteous and just.

Ultimately, God’s promise to destroy Nineveh comforted Israel and provided hope to all His people that He will keep His Word, both to preserve the righteous and to punish the wicked.

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In The Doctrines of Grace, John MacArthur makes the hard truths of Scripture simple, and the complex clear—leading the reader into a greater understanding of God’s sovereignty in salvation.

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Today’s Devotional: “Justification and Righteousness”

“No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the inheritance of the slaves of Yahweh, And their righteousness is from Me,” declares Yahweh.” (Isaiah 54:17)

God declared that His people will be vindicated and will ultimately prevail. But they will succeed not because of their own 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, but because “their 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 is from Me,” explained the Lord (Isa 54:17). Some translations render this with the word “vindication” instead of 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, but the reason they will be vindicated is because of their 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. As Isaiah 53:11 stated, God’s 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 Servant will declare His people 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 (or, “justify the many”; 53:11).

However, the only reason God could declare His people 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 is because the Servant’s 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 would become their own. The Servant proved to be 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 where the people had failed to be 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀. Therefore, for them to become 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀, His own 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 would need to become their 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. That was the only way God could count them as 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀.

This is exactly what is described in Isaiah 54:17: Yahweh declared that His people’s 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 came not from themselves but rather “their 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 is from Me.” This exact concept is picked up in the New Testament in 2 Corinthians 5:21: “He made Him who knew no sin 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 sin on our behalf, so that we might become the 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 of God in Him.”

We praise God that we are justified not because of our own works, which are filthy (Isa 64:6), but because of Christ’s 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. Since His 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 is never tarnished, even when we fail as believers, our standing before God never falters.
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This devotional is adapted from 𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘢𝘸, available at 10% off (link on our profile).

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This carefully curated list highlights titles by various authors that will strengthen your faith and encourage you in Christ. See below to download a free PDF version, and visit the link on our profile to browse all titles.

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Every day, on a multitude of battlefronts, Satan is deploying weapons of mass corruption against our children. Modern culture has been systematically designed with an agenda that is aggressively anti-God, anti-Christ, and anti-Scripture, intended to corrupt and consume young, impressionable hearts and minds.

As God's people, we need to:
▪️ Teach our children God's Word
▪️ Train them in righteousness
▪️ Give them wise and biblically based guidance
▪️ And above all, give them our extravagant love

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Today’s Devotional: “The Might of God in Restoration” 👇

Then I will pay back to you in full for the years
That the swarming locust has consumed,
The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust,
My great military force which I sent among you.
And you will have plenty to consume and be satisfied
And praise the name of Yahweh your God,
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
Then My people will never be put to shame.
— Joel 2:25–26

Despite the devastation Israel has endured throughout history, God promised to restore and bless the nation. In Joel 2:25–26, Joel predicted the glory of Israel’s future after it had suffered severe humiliation.

At the outset of the book, Joel discussed massive devastation among God’s people. He described creeping locusts consuming what the swarming locusts did not, and the stripping locust consuming what the creeping locust did not (1:4). Joel had recounted how fire would consume the pastures (1:19–20) and how an eschatological army would have a fire consume before them (2:3). In fact, they would destroy the people like a flame consumes the stubble (2:5). Joel used the word consume to denote the power of God’s raging and all-consuming wrath.

However, in Joel 2:25–26, a reversal unfolds. God said He would pay back His people for the years that the locust consumed (2:25). While God’s judgment did ravage the land, God would now bless the land with abundance. Joel said that Israel would have plenty to consume and be satisfied (2:26). They would not only regain what they lost but also enjoy its abundance in their land. God will demonstrate that He not only can undo the damage that was done but that He can also transform devastation into beauty. That is who our all-powerful God is: He is mighty to restore.
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This devotional is adapted from 𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘢𝘸, available as a paperback or Kindle ebook (https://t.co/eoqU1pw1tJ).

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Of all the prayers of Jesus, the one recorded in the seventeenth chapter of John’s Gospel is the most profound and magnificent.

Its words are plain, yet majestic; simple, yet mysterious. They plunge the reader into the unfathomable depths of the inter-Trinitarian communication between the Father and the Son, and their scope encompasses the entire sweep of redemptive history from election to glorification.

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Taken from the MacArthur New Testament Commentary, this book equips believers with transforming truth by unpacking John 3 verse by verse:

- Exposing the folly of works-based religion
- Emphasizing the necessity of the new birth
- Explaining the Holy Spirit’s work of regeneration
- Exhorting sinners to submit to Christ’s lordship

This powerful and life-giving chapter illuminates what it means to be born again to true faith in the living God.

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In The Doctrines of Grace, John MacArthur turns to God’s Word to explain the truth of God’s sovereignty in salvation—a reality that’s often mischaracterized but is critical for every Christian to understand.

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The Great Chapters of the Bible Series includes books explaining:
• Daniel 9
• John 3
• John 17
• Romans 8
• 1 Corinthians 15
• Colossians 1

Two additional volumes will be announced soon! Which chapters of the Bible would you like to see included next?

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Study more about the confidence believers may have in Christ because of the Holy Spirit’s work within them with John MacArthur’s book, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 (https://t.co/M8JWjOT6Qu).

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In Romans 8:17–18, Paul lays out the incomparable gain of glory that is granted to believers by God, received through Christ, and guaranteed by the Holy Spirit.

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Because the inheritance of glory is incomparably weighty and is eternal, any earthly suffering can be endured with joy.