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Thoughts From The Prophets: Deceived by Pride
“The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high” (Obadiah 3). These words were for Edom (Obadiah 1). They were prideful. The Hebrew word which is translated “pride” … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, pride, prophets, Textual study
Tagged BDBG, deceived by pride, diodorus siculus, dwelling place, edom, gleason archer jr, homer hailey, john hyrcanus, looking for safety in wrong places, military alliances, nabatean arabs, niv study bible, Obadiah 3, petra, pride, pride wordstudy, riches, security, thoughts from the Prophets:, trust in wrong things, wise men
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Why Was God Displeased at Babel?
The events at Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) occurred not long after the Flood. If the division of the earth in the days of Peleg (Genesis 10:25) refers to the events at Babel (and I think that it does), then the events at … Continue reading
Posted in josephus, pride, Textual study, Tongue
Tagged adam clark, Babel, chronology, curtis cates, disobedience, flood, Genesis 11, idolatry, josephus, Keith Mosher, Peleg, pride, rebellion, shinar, targum, ziggurats, zikkurate
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Grace Series: Humility Needed
“God resists the proud, but give grace to the humble. Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Humility, pride, Textual study
Tagged 1 Peter 5:5-6, attitude, attitude affects action, attitude toward God, clean hands, clothed with humility, double minded, draw near to God, egkomboomai, girded with humility, God give grace to humble, God resist proud, grace is conditional, guy woods, James 4:7-10, mourn over sin, mutual submission, pride, purify heart, resist devil, servants apron, slaves apron, submit to God, weep over sin, youngers submit to elders
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The Seven Signs: Sight to the Blind (John 9)
Miraculous signs confirmed the New Testament message. Jesus worked miracles. Jimmy Jividen lists 35 specific miracles performed by Jesus, not counting the miracles connected with the cross, resurrection, and ascension (Jimmy Jividen, Miracles from God or Man, p. 17-18). These could … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Miracles, Seven signs, Signs, Sin, Suffering, Textual study
Tagged John 9, karma, miracles, pride, sight to blind, signs, sin, suffering
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Why?
An elderly couple returning from visiting family are killed in a car crash. A young family is killed when a tornado rips through their house. A young mother is swept away by a tsunami. A young father is killed in … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Endurance, Suffering
Tagged alcohol, amnon, arrogance, brevity of life, car crashes, child abuse, dog attack, drugs, effects of flood, effects of past generations, Endurance, fire, food, gravity, humble, hurricane, Jesus, job, kerry duke, murder, natural disaster, noah's flood, opportunity to repent, pray, pride, promiscuity, reasons for suffering, s.t.d., satan's attacks, self inflicted woes, smoking, spousal abuse, stephen, sticks and stones, suffering, tamar, toby keith, tornado, tsunami, uncertainty of life, value of pain, volitional balance, water, why
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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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