Image Source And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, (NIV) This has always been one of my favorite verses and the only time I ever quote from the NIV. Before we get into the meaning of the verse lets look at some context. Previously we have … More Battle Buddies
Far to many times in my life I have failed to yield thinking I am right never admitting fault never accepting correction (discipline, training, chastening). God, however says that this is normal and rewards those who joyfully yield. I like how the Amplified Version puts Hebrews 12:11 For the time being no discipline brings joy, … More Afterwards!
IMAGE SOURCE Parables on Prayer – Luke 18:1-8 (AMP) Now Jesus was telling the disciples a parable to make the point that at all times they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart, 2 saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and had no respect for man. 3 There was a [desperate] widow in … More Don’t Give Up
Image Source This verse came up (among others) in one of my devotionals this morning and it’s another of those I often hear taken out of context, or better stated without the whole context implied. As shown above, verse 7,has been reworked into a prayer or benediction of sorts but in context it is a … More God’s Peace
Kevin DeYoung unpacks Calvinism, explaining the famous 5 points and more. SOURCE: Calvinism 101
Image Source Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. – Matt 25:13 (KJV) Do you remember playing Hide and Go Seek as a kid? If you were the seeker at the end of counting to 100 you’d yell out “ready or not here I come.” … More Keep Watch
MAY 23, 2019 BY STEVE REBUS A holy man! (J.C. Ryle) Holiness is the habit of being of one mind with God, according as we find His mind described in Scripture. It is the habit of . . . agreeing with God’s judgment, hating what He hates, loving what He loves, and … More A holy man!
Some of you may remember in April we finished a series where I had taken John Owen’s Of The Mortification of Sin a very hard read and used it as a daily devotional. Here the author uses some of the same reasoning to explain why we should all chose these difficult books as part of our regular … More How to Read and Understand a Difficult Book
Unity and Diversity in the Body of Christ Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to live worthy of the calling you have received, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you … More Worthy of the Calling
God has a habit of using the “least of these” (Matthew 25:45) to bring about His kingdoms work. Be ready to answer the call. Birth and Rebirth of Joyful Billy Bray “Run, Billy.” Deep inside the tin mine, instinct screamed at Billy Bray. He dropped his work and fled. Moments later, forty tons of roof … More Today in Church History
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