Deuteronomy 17:14-20 (NIV) 14  When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you and have taken , which even as it yearns for freedom, it desires a king / government to fight our battles for us (1 Samuel 8:20). basis than the people do; whereas people look at the outward appearance, the LORD looks at the heart (1 Today: Revelation 2

when such persons are elected who are faithful and are chosen according to the rule that Paul gave to Timothy Today: 1 Peter 3

Matthew 27:46 (NIV) About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 21: The Atonement We believe that Jesus is directly quoting Psalm 22:1, which is a psalm of lament. Today: Colossians 2

Romans 7:7–25 (NIV) 7  What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! . 19  For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20   So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22  For in my 25  Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity

Proverbs 28:13-14 (NIV) 13  Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 29: The Marks of the True Church Today: 1 John 2

Galatians 5:19-26 (NIV) 19  The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery ; 20  idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions , factions 21  and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. its passions and desires. 25  Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26  Today: 1 John 1

man-made rules, famously telling them that "the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath (Mark 2: 27)." rest in God's promises; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 2 Timothy 2

An example of this can be found in Exodus 22:1, “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells might give you; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - John 1

Genesis 3:20–24 (NIV) CONTEXT: After the fall into sin, God curses everyone involved: the serpent, the living. 21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22 And the Lord (Genesis 4:1, ESV). through this tree - the cross - that you can gain access to the wonderful tree of life (Revelation 2: 7, 22:2, 22:14-19).

Hebrews 9:24–28 (NIV) 24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. 25 Nor did he enter again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. 26 Dig Deeper We saw earlier this week how the apocryphal books of 1 & 2 Maccabees give tremendous insight when the fallen Hebrew soldiers were gathered, they were found to be wearing some idolatrous jewelry. 2