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Category Archives: Mercy
What Does the Lord Require?
God has given many commandments. It is said that the Old Covenant contained 613 commandments Israelites were to follow. It is said that the New Covenant contains 1,050 commandments Christians are to follow. Whatever the numbers, God has given many … Continue reading
Posted in Humility, Meaning and Purpose, Mercy, Textual study
Tagged burnt offerings, christian living, david limbaugh, do justly, living by faith, love mercy, Meaning and Purpose, Micah 6, millard erickson, number of new testament commandments, number of old testament commandments, offer first born, rivers of oil, summary of what God requires, walk humbly, what does God want
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A Few Great Lessons from Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
The purpose of this article is to stimulate the interest in Bible students to study these often overlooked books. To many, these books are dry, uninteresting, and contain little application to life today, after all it was written to be … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Bible Study, Family, Giving, life, Mercy, Tongue
Tagged 1 Corinthians 16, Abortion, babe, brephos, corners of field, Deuteronomy 23, Exodus 12, giving, joseph abd mary were poor, levites were to give, Leviticus 12, Leviticus 19, life, Luke 2, Matthew 12, murmurring, Numbers 18, pharisees traditions, plucking grain on sabbath, poor, traditions, value of old testament
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“The Ark Of The Covenant”
What happened to the Ark? Zondervan’s Pictorial Dictionary says, “After the destruction of the first temple (Solomon’s temple- B.H.), there is no evidence as to what happened to the ark, but only highly speculative tradition and conjecture” (p. 71). Jewish tradition is … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Mercy, Type/Antitype
Tagged 2 Maccabees, aaron's rod that budded, ark represnted God's presence, atonement, authority of Jesus, bezaleel, cave mt. pisgah, conquoring Jericho, covering sin, crowned with gold, Dagon falls befoe ark, day of atonement, dimensions of ark, ethiopia, freemasons, furniture of tabernacle/temple, Jeremiah 3, jericho, Jesus opens way to promise land, Jesus our high priest, Jesus our mercy seat, Jesus our propitiation, Jesus our sacrifice, Jesus' resurrection and aaron's rod, law and mercy, magic box, masons, mercy, mercy seat, mt. pisgah, pot of manna, propitiation, sinai, the ark of God, the ark of the covenant, the ark of the LORD/Jehovah, the ark of the testimony, the promise land, the ten commandments, type/antitype, vatican, where is ark
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Lester Tipton
You might sometimes wonder if your good deeds of kindness are really making positively difference in the lives of others. You might wonder if you are leaving a lasting positive influence on others. I’m here to tell you that you may well be, far more than you ever … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship, Giving, Hospitality, Mercy
Tagged encouragement, good deeds, good samaritan, Hebrews 6, Hospitality, kindness, lester tipton, Luke 10, Mark 9, Matthew 25, minisering to saints, tires
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Parables: Service
The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28). “It is high time that the ideal of success should be replaced by the ideal of … Continue reading
Posted in Mercy, Parables, Textual study
Tagged albert einstein, khalil gibran, Luke 10, Luke 17, mercy, mustard seed, neighbor, Parables, samaritans, service, the good samaritan, the unprofitable servant
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Mercy
Last time we looked at the word “grace.” Now we will look at the word “mercy.” What is the difference? It has been said that grace is when God gives us what we don’t deserve (God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense – … Continue reading
Posted in Mercy, Word Study
Tagged eleos, God's riches at Christ's expense, grace v. mercy, hilaskomai, mercy, oiktrimos, splanchnon
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