LIFESTYLE Bible verse of the day: Jesus came to Earth for us because of 'God's great love,' says faith leader Bible verse John 3:16 is the 'very reason' we celebrate Advent, says Virginia pastor ...

Matthew 5:17, from the Gospel of Matthew, is the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, considered the central teaching of Jesus. A faith leader in Washington, D.C., shared perspective.

Jesus Christ made the ultimate gesture of hospitality when He died for sinners to bring us into the family of God. Through His sacrifice, we are no longer strangers but children at His table.

It’s about how we repay the debt of gratitude we owe to God (verse 12). Those who have been grasped by the gospel of Jesus, those in whose hearts the Holy Spirit has been at work, ...

And according to verse 35, “Jesus wept.” “Jesus wept” is the shortest verse in the Bible and also “the most profound and powerful,” the artist Makoto Fujimura told me.