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“Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.” (Hebrews...
Today’s devotions have all been taken from Matthew 7. The first one covered the subject of the narrow way that leads to life versus the broad road that leads to destruction. The narrow way is the way of the cross via us dying with Christ to sin and us being raised with Christ to walk in newness...
Jesus Christ speaking: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many...
“Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, ‘There is peace and security,’ then sudden destruction will come upon...
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Deseradar asked, "How would that involve our choices? What can we do about what others in later lifetimes do?" Jecharon said, "I mean we can choose to build just a little for what we really need, and we do not have to plan ambitiously to have more, that will involve building more. We then could...
“Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly. When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can...
“Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's...
The Journey of a Monastic Pilgrim I do believe that in belonging to the Priesthood-Of-The-People, the persons who belong to my congregation or those who struggle the way I do. So I will often pray for those consumed with violence and have no way to deal with it. Our struggles can make us more...
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” (James 1:2-4 ESV) “Blessed is the man who remains...
“Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They have become callous...
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Jecharon said, "I think I understand. This is a trend from people such as us. We are from a place of neighboring people who grew greater in numbers and built up their forces, becoming aggressive to other people. Bonahlem was from other people and knew about that. As they grow greater in number...
“See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep...
I am reading in Galatians 3:1-29 and in Galatians 4:1-31, which are all one big picture, so I am going to just quote from sections of both chapters, and I will summarize much of it, so please read both chapters for yourselves so that you get the whole context. And I will make references to some...
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You may recall Jesus said His Kingdom was not of this world. Creating a kingdom here using God as an excuse is not the same as paving the way for the Kingdom to come, a Kingdom that operates on principles opposite to the will and ways of man. What was created 1700 years ago was an alliance with...
“For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and...
“Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of...
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This blog describes fake colleges, colleges that are unaccredited and to a lesser extent the misuse of the doctorate title. This article warns of scams being done in the names of closed colleges. Zombie colleges? These universities are living another life online, and no one can say why It...