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- Deuteronomy 31:1-8 - Just A Bit Outside
He will destroy these nations before you, and you will take possession of their land. As he announces this to the people, Moses gives no commentary or back story as to why the LORD had made The LORD would destroy and deliver so that His people could take possession of the land. You, just like Moses and every other saint who’s gone before you, have fallen and continue to fall into
- John 3:1-7 - Hope for Restoration
And much like our first birth, it is not something we can take credit for but is a work of God. you can celebrate your second birth through God’s gracious Spirit, not because of anything you did to make Jesus from the dead works in you so that you can share in that supernatural resurrected life and be made Our first birth is of this world and merely makes us fit for life as mortals on earth. The second birth is from above and is divine, making one ready for God’s kingdom, which is everlasting
- 1 John 1:5-7 - No Nuance
And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make our joy forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make Nothing is ever either black or white, everything is a shade of gray. fundamental property of the universe created by God (Gen 1:1), it allows and sustains all life, it makes
- Ephesians 1:11-14 - Listen Up
So it makes sense to them that each one of us who've evolved from this randomness need to individually define our reality as it makes sense to us. That makes the phrase Soli Deo Gloria - Glory to God Alone - more than just a meaningless motto, it's
- Romans 8:33-34 - Anything But Boring
Have you ever thought of yourself as being spiritually spoiled? Romans 8:32-34 (NIV) ... us to get rid of this foolish fear— or rather, this unbelief— he says to us that Jesus Christ was “made God to give us his Son as our Intercessor, let us not leave him for another— or rather seek, without ever Every verse in it is pure comforting truth, and today's short passage is no exception. Confession, and especially awesome passages like Romans 8 - and, as one famous theologian once said, wake
- John 4:39-42 - Your Words (Should) Lead to God's Word
Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever But you likely don't take that same attitude in other aspects of your life. woman's testimony only know about her personal experience with Jesus - that He told her everything she ever Son is the only and entirely complete sacrifice and satisfaction for sins based only on how Jesus makes point others to hear the Word of God for themselves, so that they too can know not just how Jesus makes
- Genesis 1:26-27 - Imago Dei
Being made in God's image is much more than skin deep. 26–27 reveals that human beings were the pinnacle of God’s good creation because they were uniquely made Humans are unique in what we make, develop technology, communicate and use language, learn other languages Heidelberg Catechism 6 narrows in on a remarkable aspect in which you are made in the image of God: “ The essential part of what makes you unique is sharing in God’s righteousness and holiness—doing what
- Leviticus 10:1-7 - Strange Fire
That we in no way make any image of God nor worship him in any other way than he has commanded in his He tells them to make burnt, grain, fellowship, sin, and guilt offerings. Not just anyone could make these offerings. Only the priests were to make these offerings on behalf of the people, and they are to be done in a very Unfortunately, rather quickly after being ordained as priests, Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu make a critical
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 - God Will Strengthen You
Paul knows that when the gospel is unchained and boldly proclaimed, churches will grow in every sense
- Genesis 27 - Dysfunctional Patriarchy
37 Isaac answered Esau, “I have made him lord over you and have made all his relatives his servants, If Jacob takes a wife from among the women of this land, from Hittite women like these, my life will Rather, in court and everywhere else, I should avoid lying and deceit of every kind; these are devices Yet there's no indication that she ever told this to Isaac.










