Deuteronomy 17:14-20 (NIV) 14  When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you and have taken return to Egypt to get more of them, for the LORD has told you, “You are not to go back that way again.” 17 , which even as it yearns for freedom, it desires a king / government to fight our battles for us (1 basis than the people do; whereas people look at the outward appearance, the LORD looks at the heart (1

The Bible isn't a buffet where you can pick and choose only what you like (Photo credit: Unsplash) John 12:42-50 (NIV) CONTEXT: These words come near the end of Jesus' ministry. For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. 50 Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election 1 - God's right to condemn all people 2 - God Today: Acts 1

Picture: Benjamin Voros via Unsplash Genesis 1–2:3 (NIV) 1 In the beginning God created the heavens there was light. 4   God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5   He also made the stars. 17  God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18  to govern

Bible.com 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5 (LSB) 3   Finally, brothers, pray for us that the word of the Lord will have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will continue to  do what we command. 5 Point 4 - Irresistible Grace Point 5 - Perseverance of the Saints Article 3: God’s Preservation of the and hunger he endured at the hands of these evil men as he preached the good news (2 Corinthians 6:4-5) Today: John 2

Micah 5:1–5 (NIV) 5  Marshal your troops now, city of troops, for a siege is laid against us. abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son, and the rest of his brothers return to join And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. 5 And he will Moses says that God “created the world”; and John says that “all things were created by the Word,” which

Revelation 21:1–5 (ESV) 20:14  Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” 5  John's utilization of adjectives increases, however, to describe what he sees next. The scene, John writes, is like a bride, beautifully dressed for her husband . But John really doesn't tell us anything about what life will be like.

John 6:47-57 (NIV) CONTEXT: We began this passage yesterday. life. 48  I am the bread of life. 49  Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50 I will raise them up at the last day. 55  For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56  So it's no surprise whatsoever that John tells us just a few verses later that from this time many of Today: 1 Thessalonians 4

John 6:35–40 (NIV) CONTEXT: Jesus' incredulous audience demanded that He show them a sign, just as God Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Today: 1 Corinthians 1

It's easy to forget how odd it is to be a Christian. 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 (NIV) 26  Brothers and sisters Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Today: 1 Corinthians 11

Ephesians 5:1-2 ( NET ) Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children 2  and live in love, Moreover, though the sacraments and thing signified are joined together, not all receive both of them I always think of those ads when I read the opening line to Ephesians 5 commanding us to be imitators Today: 2 Peter 1