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“And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
“’The Spirit of the Lord...
“As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ, John answered them all, saying, ‘I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize...
He (John the Baptist) said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able...
Trust, the hallmark of the union
of the Father-Spirit-Son,
each forming forever the One true God,
Whom believing Israel adores.
Though we read not, "Trinity",
revelation thrusts Him forward,
instilling in us awed allegiance
to the One who thus sovereignly comes forth
as loving Father, sending...
“During the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the...
“These also are sayings of the wise.
Partiality in judging is not good.
Whoever says to the wicked, ‘You are in the right,’
will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.
Whoever gives an honest...
Proverbs 20 (select verses)
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
6 Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love,
but a faithful man who can find?
9 Who can say, “I have made my heart pure;
I am clean from my sin”?
22 Do not say...
A few thoughts on John 2:23-25 (NIV-1984)
23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the
Passover Feast, many people saw the
miraculous signs he was doing and
believed in his name.
24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to
them, for he knew all men.
25 He did not need man's testimony
about man, for he...
This will be more of a topical Bible study today, so I will be referring to multiple passages of Scripture. But I will begin with a definition of “church” (the ekklesia). From the Greek interlinear: “Properly, people called out from the world and to God, the outcome being the Church (the...
Concerning 2 Samuel 11:14-17, 2 Samuel 23:8 and 2 Samuel 23:39. Then, imagining
Uriah the Hittite’s last day of loyal service to the Lord G-d and King David:
As men, set ‘round Uriah, slunk deftly away
and enemy arrows struck sinews and veins,
could these have stung more than being betrayed
by...
“A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is his delight.
When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with the humble is wisdom.
The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
Riches do not profit in the day of...
“My son, be attentive to my wisdom;
incline your ear to my understanding,
that you may keep discretion,
and your lips may guard knowledge.
For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil,
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
sharp as a...
Mary was a young woman, a virgin, who feared the Lord God and who worshipped him with her whole heart. And one day she was visited by an angel of God who came to her with a message from God. He told her not to be afraid, for she had found favor with God. And then he told her that she was about...
Proverbs 2:1-15 ESV
“My son, if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver...
Proverbs 1 (select verses)
7”The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
10 “My son, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.”
15 “My son, do not walk in the way with them;
hold back your foot from their paths,
16 for their feet run to...
“Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
preserve me from violent men,
who plan evil things in their heart
and stir up wars continually.
They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's,
and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah
“Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked...
Psalms 46:1-11 ESV
“God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,
though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah”...