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function, 5  so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6   But all people are obliged to join and unite with it, keeping the unity of the church by submitting to according to God’s Word, to separate themselves from those who do not belong to the church, in order to join And so, all who withdraw from the church or do not join it act contrary to God’s ordinance.

believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. 6 Even the king joined in by trading in his fancy clothes for sackcloth and his bed for a pile of ashes

to follow through; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 3 John

This paraphrase from John Calvin's commentary on this passage sums up today's lesson from Jesus: At first

Summary The summary section is paraphrased from The Expositor's Bible Commentary, by John Sailhamer

forgiveness (Matt. 26:28, Luke 24:47, Acts 2:38, Acts 10:43, Acts 13:38, Eph. 1:7, Col. 1:13-14, 1 John

paralytic was lying. 5 And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 higher than the men in today's episode as you boldly present your requests to God as Philippians 4:6 things are important, and as Jesus teaches elsewhere, your Father knows that you need them (Matthew 6: seek first His kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well (Matthew 6:

in your own life; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 2 John

Jesus has shown you; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 John