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Jesus: His Humanity
Some people have a difficult time relating to Jesus, because somewhere they have gotten the idea that He was specially protected, and shielded from the difficulties of life as we experience it. Nothing could be further from the truth of … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Miracles, Suffering, Temptation
Tagged born of woman, carpenter, church at Corinth, churches of galatia, David, dont feel sorrow for self, excruciating, homer hailey, hunger and thirst, hungry, increased in wisdom stature favor, Jesus emptied self, Jesus series, Jesus' humanity, jonah, josephus, judas, manger, miraclulous abilities and sin, miricles by holy spirit, moses, nazareth, no form of comliness, no halo, no special beauty, pain, peter, physical limitations, prophet of 1 Kings 13, samson, sleep, Solomon, sorrow and grief, talmud, tasted death, tempted, thirsty, tired, weary
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Synecdoche
The title above refers to a figure of speech that is extremely common in the New Testament. It is a figure of speech in which a part is put for the whole or the whole for the part. It is … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Cofession, Faith, Plan of salvation, Repentance
Tagged baptism, believe, confess, figure of speech, hear, hermeneutics, repent
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“God Hath Spoken by His Son!”
“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom … Continue reading
Posted in God`s word, Hebrews, Jesus, Textual study
Tagged book death and afterlife, divers manners, God has spoken through his son, God spoke, God's word, Hebrews 1, Hebrews 1:1-3, in many parts, in many ways, inspiration, last pieces in puzzle, nasb, old testament/new testament, paraphrase, prophets, robert morey, spoke in time past to fathers by prophets, sundry times
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The Gospel
Our English term “gospel” comes from the Anglo-Saxon term “godspell” which originally meant “good spell, good story,” or “good news.” It was used to translate the Greek word “euangelion” which meant “good news” or “good tidings.” (See Webster’s Unabridged). Outside … Continue reading
Judah’s Justice
Judah married a Canaanitish woman (Genesis 38:1-2). He and his bride produced three sons during their marriage (Genesis 38:3-5). We’re not told how long they were married; However it, evidently, was for some long time: They lived together long enough … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Judgment
Tagged harlot. hypocrite, judah, justice, loneliness, tamar. prostitue
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“Rain, Rain”
When I was a child I used to chant, “Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day.” But now, I understand the physical need for rainfall. I appreciate it. You probably do too, especially after drought times. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, science, Unity, Weather
Tagged edme mariotte, edmond haley, fellowship, foundation, god`s power, good words, hydocycle, mt zion, mt. hermon, pierre perrault, rain, water cycle, weather
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Heaven Assured
2 Peter 1:10-11 assures, “if ye do these things ye shall never fall: for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” If ye do what things? The … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, heaven, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 2 Peter 1, faith, godliness, kindness, knowledge, love, perserverance, self control, virtue
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Faith, Hope, Love – Part 9
They stand as three beautiful high peaks. Yet, one rises even higher than the other two. It is love. The three words sum up what living the Christian life “under the sun” or “under the heaven” is all about. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hope, Love
Tagged 1 Corinthians 12:31, 1 Corinthians 13:13, 3 categories of miraculous gifts, a more excellent way, arrogance, book faith and knowledge, edify, esv, faith, faith and knowledge, faith and sight, faith hope love remains, figure of speech, God is love, heteros, hope, knowledge would vanish away, let all things be done decently and in order, let all things be done for edification, let all things be done in love, love, mac deaver, nasb, nkjv, now abides, pride, prophesies woulf fail, resolve to grow, synecdoche, the greatest of these is love, tongues would cease, why is love greater than faith and hope?, why is love the greatest?, zondervan's pictorial pictionary
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Faith, Hope, Love – Part 8
“Every Bible chapter is great for the purpose for which it was intended… There are some chapters, however, that stand out because they address universal human needs, or because they provide comfort in time of distress, or because they are … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hope, Love, Word Study
Tagged abel, abraham, abraham and sarah, adam clarke, Alan Highers, amram and jechebed, aritotle, assurance, cain, confidence, conviction, esv, evidence, faith, faith endures, faith is courageous, faith obeys, faith properly worships, faith trusts in God, Hebrews 11, isaac, jacob, joseph, josephus, mathematical demonstration, nasb, Noah, pharaoh, proof, spiritual sword, substance, thayer, timeline of jacob, timeline of joseph, what makes a chapter great
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Faith, Hope, Love – Part 7
“In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul does not deal with love as an abstract idea. Instead, in concrete ways, he shows how love should be expressed. He explains how love acts or behaves” (Steve Williams, The More Excellent Way, p. 2). … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hope, Love, Word Study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, accounting term, adam clarke, asv niv, bag, book the more excellent way, book what is this thing called love?, Endurance, esv, hugo mccord's translation, hupomeno, j.w. mcgarvey, jw mcgarvey, logizomai, love, love always perseverves, love always prtects, love bears all things, love believes all things, love does not rejoice in iniquity, love endures all things, love holds no grudges, love hopes all things, love keeps no record of wrongs, love rejoices in the truth, love taketh no account of evil, love thinks no evil, love throws a cloak of silece over, nasb, nelson m. smith, nkjv, stego, steve williams, talebearer
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