I will never forget thy precepts,…. Not the precepts of the moral law, though he carefully observed and attended to them, laid them up in his mind, and did not forget to keep them; but the doctrines of the word, of the word which the Lord commanded to a thousand generations; these he endeavoured to … More
Matthew 18:21–35 “So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart” (v. 35). A discussion of church discipline must recognize two errors often made in the interpretation of Matthew 18:15–20. First, we err if we divorce the church’s authority from its biblical … More Unlimited Forgiveness
Matthew 18:5–6 “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned” (v. 6). Just as the Holy Spirit inspired Moses to write five books of the Bible (Genesis through Deuteronomy), so too … More A Somber Warning
https://clipartxtras.com/download/b5f7ddab64765aa0fbf09817e32bec044f1ab9c1.html Matthew 18:1–4 “Calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said…‘Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven’” (vv. 2–4). Coram deo: Living before the face of God Matthew Henry writes: “The humblest Christians are the best Christians and most like to … More Kingdom Greatness
June 25, 2018 by Steve Rebus We should keep watch over our words and deeds, not only in their intent and purpose — but also in their possible influence over others. There may be liberties which lead to no danger for us — … Continued at Christian liberty
(J.R. Miller) “Cast your burden upon the Lord — and He will sustain you.” Psalm 55:22 Continued at Source He will sustain you!
Matthew 13:47–50 (ESV) “So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous” (v. 49). The parable of the wheat and the tares (Matt. 13:24–30, 36–43) is probably not first and foremost about the presence of people who profess the Christian faith falsely … More A Mixed Body
A sleeping lion – (Thomas Watson, “Body of Divinity“) June 11, 2018 by Steve Rebus Continued at Source: A sleeping lion
Yesterday on our Faith Builders Ministry site I posted on Proverbs 15:1 and today’s verse seems a natural follow on. Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do (KJV) Paul points two things out that should be obvious to everyone; the primary duties of every true Christian include comforting, encouraging … More 1 Thessalonians 5:11
From: https://www.biblegateway.com/devotionals/essential-truths-of-the-christian-faith/ We usually think of the Bible as one large book. In reality, it is a small library of sixty-six individual books. Together these books comprise what we call the canon of sacred Scripture. The term canon is derived from a Greek word that means “measuring rod,” “standard,” or “norm.” Historically, the Bible has … More The Canon of Scripture
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