Genesis 17:9-14 (NIV) CONTEXT: God comes to Abraham when Abraham is 99 years old to renew His promises and to command Abraham to signify their covenant with an external sign. 9  Then God said to Abraham, A sacramentum  referred to the sacred oath of allegiance that Roman soldiers would swear upon entering This oath was a personal commitment to loyalty and obedience to their commanders and the Roman state. oath was made with their right hand raised, and their left hand resting on a symbol of the powerful Roman

Hebrews 9:22-28 (NIV) CONTEXT: One of the key themes in the book of Hebrews is that 'Jesus is better

Today's passage forms the basis for the classic hymn "I Know Whom I have Believed" 2 Timothy 1:9–12 ( NIV) 9  God has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because Point 3 - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace Point 5 - Perseverance of the Saints Article 9:

Matthew 13:3-9, 22 (NIV) This week we'll be working our way through various verses in this passage. 3 other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9   Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace Article 9:

Bible.com John 1:9-13 (NIV) 9  The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

Isaiah 25:6-9 6  On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all The LORD has spoken. 9  In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted

Isaiah 11:1-9 (NIV) A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit The infant will play near the cobra’s den, the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest. 9  Today: Romans 14

Micah 7:8–9 (NIV) CONTEXT: Today's passage comes at the end of a book full of judgment and lament. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. 9   Because I have sinned against him, I will bear

Bible.com 1 Corinthians 1:4–9 (NIV) 4   I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9  

Hebrews 9:24–28 (NIV) 24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy It's apocryphal passages like this one that the Roman Catholic Church bases its doctrine of purgatory