- For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him.
- ‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord,
‘I will frown on you no longer,
for I am faithful,’ declares the Lord,
‘I will not be angry forever.’
After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.Next verse!With image