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Tag Archives: mercy
The Grass Withers and The Flower Fades
“As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. But the mercy of the LORD … Continue reading
Posted in God`s word, life, Man, Mercy, plants, Word Study
Tagged 1 Peter 1:24-25, bluebonnets, brevity of life, chesed, choroton, esv, fear and obey, flower, flower fades, flower of the field, from everlasting to everlasting, God's mercy, God's word, gospel advocate, grass, grass withers, guy n.woods, homer hailey, indian paintbrush, Isaiah 40:6-8, James 1:10-11, James 4:13-14, life is a vapor, loving kindness, loyal love, man is weak, mercy, nasb, nkjv, permanent things, plants, Psalm 103:15-17, stedfastlove, texas weather, the sun, the wind, weather, wildflowers, Word Study
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Caring For Ox and Donkey
“Hypocrite! Do not each of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it away to water it?” (Luke 13:15). “Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Man, Mercy, Priorities, Sabbath
Tagged animals, Dennis Prager, doing good on sabbath, donkey, Hosea 6:6, hypocrite, I desire mercy not sacrifice, image of God, Luke 14:5, Lukex13:15, mercy, ox, ox and donkey, ox in ditch, priority, Proverbs 12:10, question save pet or stranger?, sabbath, The rational Bible, tradition, value of man v animals
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The Truly Wise
“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom” (James 3:13). The truly wise demonstrate their wisdom in two ways. (1) They demonstrate it by good … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, Christian Influence, Preachers, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged adam clarke, asv, bitter envy, christian living, demonic, diakritos, earthly wisdom, education, eirenike, eleous, envy, epieikes, epistemon, eritheian, esv, eupeithes, foy valentine, full of good fruit, full of mercy, gentle, good conduct, good fruit, good works, Guy N. Woods, hagne, how to show wisdom, hupokritos, IQ, James 1:22, James 3:1, James 3:13-18, jealousy, jj turner, Matthew 7:24, meekness, mercy, nasb, peaceable, poor teacher, pure, r.l. whiteside, rubel shelly, self seeking, sensual, sophos, teacher, thayer, unwavering, varience, vines, willing to yield, Wisdom, wisdom from above, wise teacher, without hypocrisy, without partiality, zelon
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World Religions: Hinduism
Hinduism is the third largest of the world’s religions. It numbers about 1.05 billion. Most of these live in South Asia (Largest Religions in the World, worldatlas.com). More than 3 million live in the U.S.A. (Wikipedia). Origin The word ‘Hindu’ … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, History, World Religions
Tagged atman, avatars, beliefs, bhakti marga, book handbook of todays religions, Brahma, brahmin, britanica, caste, caste system, christianity v. hinduism, cobra festival, don simpson, don stewart, God, Grace, gyana marga, hindism, holy cow, india, indus river, jnana marga, josh mcdowell, karma, karma marga, kshatriyas, love, manu, mercy, moksha, monotheism, mundaka upanished, name origin, nirvana, numbers, origin, path of action, path of devotion, path of knowledge, polytheism, reincarnation, ron clayton, salvation, samsara, Shiva, south asia, stats, subcontinent, svetasuatara upanished, temple of rats, trimurti, untouchables, varna, Vishnu, vyshyas, world atlas, World Religions
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Thoughts From The Prophets: Justice, Mercy and Humility
“He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8). The prophet Micah was trying to promote … Continue reading
Matthew 12:1-8 – Situation Ethics?
“At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads of grain and to eat. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, ‘Look, Your … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Mercy, Sabbath
Tagged angelfire, book: piloting the strait, c.e. dorris, circumcision, dave miller, David, Deuteronomy 23:25-26, Exodus 12:16, greater tha temple, Hosea 6:6, Leviticus 19:9-10, Lord of sabbath, Matthew 12, mercy, mercy not sacrifice, pharisees, pharisees sabbath rules, plucking grain, priests, sabbath, showbread, situation ethics, situational ethics
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Peace Series: Wisdom From Above
“When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him” (Proverbs 16:7). This is a proverbial statement, a general truth in life; it is not to be taken as an iron clad … Continue reading
Posted in Mercy, Peace, Proverbs, Textual study
Tagged book of proverbs, earthly wisdon, good fruits, hagiasmos, Hebrews 12:14, if possible live peacebly with all, James 3:17, make enemies to be at peace, mercy, peace, peace series, peaceable, Proverbs 16:17, pure, pursue peace and holiness, Romans 12:18, see the Lord, willing to yield, Wisdom, wisdom from above, without hypocrisy, without partiality
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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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Bryan Hodge 
It Does Not Fade!
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy had begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled … Continue reading →