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When Negatives Become Positives 5 y
** Repentance is a necessary part of salvation. Repentance may include godly sorrow, but sorrow does not always include repentance. Repentance is simply a change of mind accompanied by corresponding actions. **
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Negatives Become Positives
July 25th
Luke 15:18 ’I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee.’
LUKE 15:18-19
This is a good example of true repentance. This son did not claim any goodness of his own or try to justify his actions, but he humbled himself and appealed to the mercy of his father. Likewise, we cannot approach God in self-righteousness, but we have to humble ourselves, put all of our faith in a Savior, and turn from our wicked ways (
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** This letter to the Romans was probably written during Paul’s third missionary trip, around A.D. 57-58, when Paul was in Corinth or that vicinity (Acts 20:2-3). **
Introduction to Romans
The book of Romans is the longest and the clearest exposition by the Apostle Paul on the Gospel. This book contains the doctrinal foundation for the Christian faith, and it is for this reason that it was arranged first in order among the New Testament epistles. The truths presented here must be understood before proceeding to other doctrinal matters.
In this letter, Paul dealt with a larger number of doctrinal issues than in any other of his epistles. His treatment of the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith was so masterfully done that its divine i ... read more Avoid Strife 5 y
** Strife can produce spiritual and emotional prisons. James 3:16 says, 'where envying and strife are, there is confusion and every evil work.' **
Avoid Strife
July 17th
LUKE 12:56-59 NKJV
Make Peace with Your Adversary
57 “Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right? 58 When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drags you to the judge, the judge delivers you to the officer, and the officer throws you into prison.
Jesus had just spoken about relationships before He gave this parable of delivering ourselves from the judge. The warning is clear that we should do everything within our power to avoid strife (Rom. 12:18). However, the c ... read more Organize Your Goals in Life 5 y
** A targeted approach to learning helps us cope with all the nagging feelings associated with gaining expertise: inspective - How to Become an Expert in Just About Anything.
Organize Your Goals
Effective learning often boils down to a type of project management. In order to develop an area of expertise, we first have to set achievable goals about what we want to learn. Then we have to develop strategies to help us reach those goals.
A targeted approach to learning helps us cope with all the nagging feelings associated with gaining expertise:
Am I good enough?
Will I fail?
What if I’m wrong?
Isn’t there something else that I’d rather be doing?
While some self-carping is normal, Stanford psychologist Albert Bandura says these sorts of negative emoti ... read more What is the Book of Acts? 5 y
** “The Acts of the Holy Spirit Through the Believers.” **
Introduction to Acts
Since the second century A.D., the book of Acts has commonly been called, “The Acts of the Apostles.” In comprehending more thoroughly and correctly the contents of the book, we may more accurately say that it is “The Acts of the Holy Spirit Through the Believers.” We find that ten of the apostles’ “ministries” and “acts” are never mentioned; whereas, several “acts” of non-apostolic believers are mentioned (Acts 8:5-8; 9:10-11, and 17).
The book of Acts is the most significant handbook of information on the workings of the Holy Spirit in the world today. It is ... read more Who was John, 5 y
** There is an abundance of external data on John. Polycarp and Papias were both closely associated with John and supply us with details, along with many others.**
Introduction To John
The Gospel of John is unique among the four Gospels. Only seven out of all the events recorded in this Gospel are shared by the other three Gospel writers. This Gospel does not give as much attention to the happenings in the ministry of Jesus as it does to the teachings of Jesus. Many have referred to it as “the Spiritual Gospel” or “the Gospel to the Church.”
The writer carefully selected the events and teachings of Jesus to portray Him as the Son of God. This emphasis on the deity of Jesus (John 1:1) is in stark contrast with the other Gospels where these ... read more Who was Luke? 5 y
** Internal evidence: The internal evidence for Luke being the author of this Gospel comes mainly from the book of Acts. **
Introduction To Luke
The Gospel of Luke is the longest of the four Gospels even though it has been divided into four chapters less than was Matthew. It was written primarily for the Gentile Christians to portray Jesus as the Son of Man. In Luke 3:23-38, Jesus’ genealogy is traced all the way back to Adam.
This is quite different than Matthew’s genealogy, which only traces Jesus’ ancestry back to Abraham, and this reflects Luke’s intent to portray Jesus as the Savior of everyone.
The Gospel of Luke only records nine Old Testament prophecies that Jesus fulfilled, while Matthew (th ... read more Who was Mark? 5 y
** Mark took his Gospel to Egypt and became the first preacher of Christ at Alexandria and is supposed to have established a church there. **
Introduction To Mark
Mark’s record is the shortest of all the Gospel accounts. This enables the reader to grasp more of an overall understanding of Jesus’ life than is readily available in the other Gospels. Mark, unlike Matthew, did not write his Gospel to the Jews only.
Explanations are given throughout this Gospel that would be unnecessary if all the readers were Jewish. For instance, when Mark mentioned Jordan in Mark 1:5, he referred to it as “the river of Jordan.” Also, in Mark 2:18, he gave an explanation of some of the Pharisees’ traditions, which occasioned their questi ... read more Who was Matthew?
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** Gospel of Matthew comes first among the Gospels: it was written to portray Jesus as the promised Messiah. **
Who was Matthew?
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Introduction To the Book of Matthew
The New Testament has its roots in the Jewish laws and prophecies of the Old Testament. Therefore, it is very appropriate that the Gospel of Matthew comes first among the Gospels: it was written to portray Jesus as the promised Messiah. Jesus is referred to as the “Son of David” ni ... read more The Wisdom of God is beyond us. 5 y
** Spiritual thoughts have to be spoken with spiritual words. **
Jesus, The Wisdom Of God
July 12th
Luke 11:49 ’Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute.’
LUKE 11:46-49
This phrase ’Therefore also said the wisdom of God,’ is a part of Luke’s narrative and not the words of Jesus. Luke is saying that Jesus is the wisdom of God, a truth well-established in scripture.
There is no way to access the wisdom of God except through Jesus. Until a person receives Christ, he is missing the only source of true wisdom. Men and women are incapable of receiving the wisdo ... read more Grow and go in Grace! 5 y
** Analyzing our 'mindset' is the simplest way of discerning whether we are operating in true Bible faith or a legalistic counterfeit. If the motive for our actions is to be accepted with God, that's legalism. **
Study to show yourself approved!
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July 10th
Luke 11:38 - ’And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.’
LUKE 11:37-41
A sure sign of the error of legalism is misplaced priorities, as we see here with these Pharisees. It is not recorded in Scripture that the Pharisees marveled at the wonderful works of Jesus. They were too busy looking for something to criticize (Mark 3:2). But they wondered at Jesus not washing His hands.
This is a classic example of ”stra ... read more History of 1960s liberal policies ignores wisdom 5 y
** The history of 1960s liberal social policies was largely a history of ignoring the wisdom of logic **
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Great Society programs were causing just as many problems for the nation!
*** The history of 1960s liberal social policies was largely a history of ignoring the wisdom of logic ***
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Race Relations and Law Enforcement
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Jason L. Riley is an editorial board member and a senior editorial page writer at the Wall Street Journal, where he w ... read more The Kingdom of God - Part 1 5 y
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Because of God's goodness and love every moment of our life can be the beginning of great things.
Be open, ready to receive and you will find Him everywhere.
The heart benevolent and kind
The most resemble GOD
- Robert Burns ” A Winter Night ”
KIndness in Judgement is nothing less than a sacred duty,
- Wm Barclay, The Gospel of St. Matthew
Blessed be the Lord; for He has wonderfully shown His steadfast love for me.
- Psalm 31:21
But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return.
Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High;
He is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
- Luke 6:35
A kind word is like a spring day.
- Russian Proverb
Be kind and merciful. Let no one e ... read more What Do You Believe? 5 y
** A recent Barna Survey reveals that for the first time, most Americans now depend upon their own logic, tradition, or experience to formulate beliefs.**
Hebrews Highlights: What Do You Believe?
Over the last forty years of teaching the Bible, I have learned some interesting things about how Christians determine what they believe. Unfortunately, one of the things I’ve learned is that many Christians never let the Bible get in the way of what they believe.
A recent Barna Survey reveals that for the first time, most Americans now depend upon their own logic, tradition, or experience to formulate beliefs. Few actually take the Word of God as the basis of their beliefs. The result is what Jesus spoke about in Mark 7:13:
“Making the ... read more Seek First The Kingdom of God 5 y
** Stop and listen - often you will only get one chance to hear the truth! Learn to be observant and listen with an open heart and a clear conscience! Seeking first the Kingdom of God in your life! **
Seek First The Kingdom
July 6th
Luke 10:40 - ’But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?
bid her therefore that she help me.’
LUKE 10:40
There are only three instances in Scripture that give us information about Martha. From these accounts, we can see that Martha had a brother named Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead, and a sister named Mary.
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