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Category Archives: Textual study
Peace Series: Glory, Honor, Peace
“Who (God – B.H.) ‘will render to each one according to his deeds’: eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Peace, Textual study
Tagged anguish, carnally-minded, garland elkins, glory, God is impartial, honor, immortality, Jesus the judge, jew first also greek, judgment, no partiality, no respect of persons, peace, peace series, Romans 2:6-11, Romans 8:5-6, roy deaver, secret things, secrets of men, self-seeking, song there's a great day coming, spiritualy minded, tribulation, walk after the flesh, walk after the spirit, who is king, will thompson, wrath
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Peace Series: My Peace I Give You
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27). “These things I have spoken to … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged be of good cheer, edward h. bickersteth, eirene, govenments and peace, guy woods, I have overcome the world, inner peace, inward peace, inward v outward peace, John 14:27, John 16:33, let not your heart be troubled, my peace I give you, overcome the world, peace, peace defined, peace series, peace which passes understanding, Philippians 4:7, rush limbaugh, song peace perfect peace, webster dictionary
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Peace Series: Peace or Sword?
“Do not think that I came to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Peace, Textual study
Tagged committment, john w haley, loyalty, Luke 12, Luke 12:51-53, Matthew 10, Matthew 10:34-35, opposition, peace, peace or sword, peace series, religious conflict, sword
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Have You Been Circumcised?
“In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Sin, Textual study
Tagged circumcision, circumcision and infant baptism, circumcision of ears, circumcision of heart, circumcision of sin, circumcision without hands, Colossians 2: 11-12, humble, infant baptism, judaizing teachers, simularity between physical and spiritual circumcision, spiritual circumcision, stiff necked
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Observing The Wind
“He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap” (Ecclesiastes 11:4). The meaning? John Waddey comments, “His illustration is that of a farmer who is so concerned about having perfect conditions for sowing … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiastes, Soul Winning, Textual study, Time
Tagged adam clark, book of Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes 11:4, fanny crosby, farmer, farming, I. Baltzell, john waddy, matthew henry, observing the wind, regarding clouds, song I want to be a worker, song to the work, Soul Winning, sowing and reaping
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Holding Down The Truth
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness” (Romans 1:18, KJV). “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Soul Winning, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged bad influence, Christian Influence, hindering others, holding doen truth, holding truth, holding truth in unrighteousness, influence, influence of christians, katecho, light of world, Romans 1:18, suppressing truth, unrighteousness
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Peace Series: Peace and Goodwill Toward Men!
“The Dayspring on high has visited us… to guide our feet into the way of peace” (Luke 1:78-79). The Dayspring refers to the rising of the sun. The prophets depicted the coming Messiah as a coming light (Isaiah 9:1-2 cf. Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Peace, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged Angels, Dayspring, fanny crosby, goodwill, guide feet, Jesus, John 1:11-13, John 3:17, John 3:19, Luke 1:78-79, Luke 2:13-14, peaace series, peace, peace and goodwill, right to become children of God, song tell me the story of Jesus
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Peace Series: Righteousness and Peace Have Kissed
“Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed” (Psalm 85:10). If God demanded righteous according to truth without mercy there could be no peace. This is true because “all have sinned and fall short of the glory … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Mercy, Peace, Prophecy, psalms, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged Jesus, john the baptizer, mercy, mercy and truth meet, peace, peace series, Psalm 85:10, righteousness, righteousness and peace kiss, tom wacaster, truth
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