Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. ³⁵ The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. ³⁶ So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."


(John 8:34-36 -- ESV)

Train up a child in the way he should go;  even when he is old he will not depart from it.

(Proverbs 22:6 -- ESV)

"God is 1st, Others are second, I am Third."

(Gale Sayers)

Sacrifice a bull each day as a sin offering to make atonement.  Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.
(Exodus 29:26 -- NIV)


This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
(1 John 4:10 -- NIV)

Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed. ²⁹ When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb. ³⁰ But God raised him from the dead, ³¹ and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.  They are now his witnesses to our people.

(Acts 13:28-31 -- NIV)

¹⁹ When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” ³⁸ Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

(Acts 2:37-39 -- NIV)

Our future energy source?  Ha-ha . . . Happy April Fools' Day! 

The fool says in his heart,
“There is no God.”

(Psalm 14:1a -- NIV)