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The Beatitudes: The Merciful
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7). It is reported that Mohandas Gandhi once told the British Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin: “When your country and mine shall get together on the teachings laid down by … Continue reading
Posted in beatitudes, Forgiveness, Judgment, Mercy, sermon on mount, Textual study, Word Study
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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (Paul: 1 Corinthians 7, Part 4)
“But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace” (1 Corinthians 7:15). Paul has instructed a Christian to remain with a non-Christian … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Marriage, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 7:15-16, bill jackson, chridzo, chrizo, comprimising for sake of marriage, dedoulotai, deo, douloo, gary workman, harding university, harvey floyd, how do you know you will save, if he wishes to depart, if the unbeliver depart, ISBE, let him depart, marriage and divorce and remarriage, me epi, negitive in perfect tense, not now and never have been under bandage, not under bondage in such cases, not under marriage bond?, pauline privilege, prof. ed. l. miller, roy deaver, saving unbelieving mate, such cases or such people, university of colorado at boulder
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The Beatitudes: Those Who Hunger and Thirst
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for (after KJV) righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6). The longer I live, the more convinced I am that true discipleship starts with attitude and will. It is an internal desire and … Continue reading
Posted in beatitudes, sermon on mount, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged attitude, beattitudes, blessed, dave miller, dikaiosune, dipsao, h. leo boles, happy, importance of attitude, j.w. mcgarvey, Job 23:12, makarios, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 6:33, peinao, Philippians 3:7-9, Psalm 119, Psalm 19, Psalm 42, righteousness, sermon on mount, strong desire to be right with God, they shall be filled, those who hunger and thirst
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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (Paul: 1 Corinthians 7, Part 2)
“Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Marriage, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 7:10-11, abigail, alcohol, aphiemi, child abuse, choridzo, chorizo, criminal activity, drugs, gary workman, husband not to divorce wife, j.w. mcgarvey, kerry duke, marriage and divorce and remarriage, must she always stay in home, Pornography, pornography, provide for own, reasons to depart, remain unmarried or br reconciled, separation or divorce in view?, spousal abuse, three groups addressed 1 Corinthians 7:8-16, unsafe homes, violece, wife not to depart
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The Beatitudes: Those Who Mourn
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:4). Compare Moses and the Ten Commandments with Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount. Moses spent forty days and forty nights alone on Mount Sinai, before he presented … Continue reading
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Tagged a sport to do evil, approval of sinful pratices, attitude, beattitudes, blessed, dave miller, do not blush, happy, j.h. sammis, jeremiah weeps, Jesus weeps, laugh and joke about sin, makarios, Matthew 5:4, moses and ten commandments v. Jesus and sermon on mount, paul weeps, pentheo, rejoice in doing evil, roland leavell, sermon on mount, song trust and obey, ten commandments, they shall be comforted, those who mourn, weep over person sin, weep over sin, weep over sin of others
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The Beatitudes: The Poor in Spirit
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3). The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12) form the first part of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). “Beatitude” is derived from the Latin “beatus” meaning “blessed.” … Continue reading
Posted in beatitudes, Humility, sermon on mount, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged a.m. toplady, attitude, beattitudes, beatus, blessed, church at laodicea, dependance on God, divine favor, fortunate, franklin camp, guy woods, happy, happy v. blessed, humility, kingdom of heaven, makarios, Matthew 5:3, must feel the need or desire to be poor, oliver green, parable of pharisee and tax collector, pharisees, poor in spirit, ptochos, roland leavell, sermon on mount, song rock of ages, v.p. black
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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (Paul: 1 Corinthians 7, Part 1)
“Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 7:1-9, better to marry than to burn, fornication, it is good not to touch a woman, let each have own wife/ husband, lust, marriage and divorce and remarriage, now concerning, present distress, sexual immorality, should one avoid marriage?, to avoid fornication, what about celibacy?
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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (Paul: Romans 7)
“Or do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives?” (Romans 7:1). Paul wrote to people who knew about law (the definite … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Marriage, Old Testament/New Testament, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged as long as husband lives, dzao, dze, it lives or he lives?, law of husband, marriage and divorce and remarriage, old testament/new testament, our relationship to old testament, Romans 7:1-4, roy deaver
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