Did my last word in the previous post leave you hanging? It was meant to. My point is that we sometimes don’t read to the end of the sentence… or put the verse in context with what came before it and what comes after. And AND is a big word as are the other conjunctives. […]
Ever done this? Stood for a principle of yours – unequivocally, uncompromisingly – not shouting or yelling, but making it abundantly clear that you were standing on/for (fill in the blank). Do you know ‘why’ you did this? To split hairs… I tend to look at ‘on’ as an action and ‘for’ as a motivation.
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Do you remember the end of the verse of 1 John 1:9? As a reminder… “… and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” When we talk about the Lord’s forgiveness there is always the act of restoration. John makes it perfectly clear – when we confess and truly do not want to repeat the behavior/words,
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Did that sound disrespectful? It wasn’t meant to be! Righteousness tends to be one of those ‘major, big concepts’ that many people choose to ignore rather than to understand. There was a wonderful exchange that occurred when Jesus willingly took on the sins of the whole world. “He made Christ who knew no sin to
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We are told numerous times that we, as in WE, need to renew our minds. But exactly what does this mean? (Always remember that when we are asked, commanded to do something, that it really is something we can do.) Scripture provides many verses that speak to this issue: 2 Timothy 1:7, Jeremiah 33:3, Matthew 12:34-35, Proverbs
Religion according to Webster: “…the service and worship of God or the supernatural; a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices; a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith…” Somewhat lifeless, though the final part of the definition has more life. And what is
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Yes? Do you believe this? Do you believe this for yourself?! Have you experienced this in your life? Have you ever been disappointed? What did you do? Blame God? Lose your trust in the word? in Him? How did you feel? act? A lot of questions but these are only some of the ones you
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
