12/18/2024 – “The Heavenly Calling: ‘but as the One who called you is holy , you also are to be holy in all your conduct; for it is written, Be holy because I am holy.'” 1 Peter 1:15
A First-Rate Original or A Lousy Imitation
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
In one Peanuts comic strip, Charlie Brown was asked if he’d like to have been Abraham Lincoln. He answers, “I’m having …
Read More12/17/2024 – BabylonBee: “9 Worst Theological Errors in the Chosen”
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Read More12/17/2024 – Day 177 – Exodus – Chapters 7 -9 – Interesting background provided by footnotes
I have five verse. commentaries here from chapters 8 & 9 from “The Apologetics Study Bible” :
“8:1 Nearly every verse in chapter 8 is an adaptation of commands given in …
Read More12/17/2024 – “Redemption – Creating the Need it Satisfies” / “The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him …” (1 Corinthians 2:14).
“The gospel of God creates the sense of need for the gospel. Is the gospel hidden to those who are servants already? No, Paul said, ‘But even if …
Read More12/16/2024 – Day 176 – Luke – Chapters 15 – 16 / “And He (Jesus) said to them, ‘You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.’ ” (Luke 16:15)
Commentary from “The Evidence Study Bible – NKJV”:
“16:15 A little girl was once looking at a sheep as it ate green grass. She thought to herself how nice and …
Read More12/16/2024 – “Therefore be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” Luke 6:36
The Strength Of An Ox
Monday, December 16, 2024
The Hebrew word for father is av. It’s made up of two Hebrew letters: the aleph and the bet, or our “a” and …
Read More12/15/2024 – Day 175 – Ephesians – Chapters 4 – 6/ “The love of Jesus” // 6:15: “Don’t go barefoot.”
“and having shod your feet with preparation of the gospel of peace;” Ephesian 6:15
Commentary on this verse from “The Evidence Bible – NKJV”:
“6:15. Don’t go barefoot. In v. 11 …
Read More12/15/2024 – “Approved to God” / “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly, dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). / (See John Gill commentary re: “dividing the word of truth”)
“If you cannot yourself well on each of your beliefs, work and study until you can. If you don’t, other people may miss out on the blessings that come …
Read More12/14/2024 – “The Great Life” / “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let your heart not be troubled… “(John 14:27)
“Whenever we experience something difficult in our personal life, we are tempted to blame God. But we are the ones in wrong, not God. Blaming God is evidence …
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12/18/2024 – Day 178 – 1 Kings 19:22 / 1 Kings 22: 13- 28 – “Micaiah’s Message of Defeat”/ So , we have the Lord “deceiving” a prophet?
We’re going to follow this through “letting scripture testify to scripture”, both Old Testament and New Testament, but I think we will find it edifying.
First, you may want to reread …
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