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  • Psalm104:27-30 - The Giver

    hand, they are satisfied with good things. 29 When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take believe and confess also that the Holy Spirit proceeds eternally from the Father and the Son— neither made Summary The Psalms are such a blessing from God because of the way they take complex theological concepts Deeper All throughout the Bible, both in the Hebrew of the Old Testament and the Greek of the New (two very a linguistic distinction, we need to make theological distinctions when understanding the relationship

  • Ephesians 1:5-6 - Legal Heirs

    Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male The upper-class citizens of Rome would want a male heir to pass on their wealth, titles, and property If they didn't have a male heir, they would adopt one. predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, he is saying that we are children of God in every

  • 1 John 1:8-10 - He is Faithful

    will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make Atonement We believe that Jesus Christ is a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek— made

  • Jeremiah 9:3-11 - Cordial Death Trap

    Rather, in court and everywhere else, I should avoid lying and deceit of every kind; these are devices Although deception can take many forms, it always springs from the same source. When people lose their knowledge of God, they lose their grip on truthfulness, and it doesn't take long

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13 - Audible Authority

    The Bible is different than anything else ever written, and it's at work in you! They likely had developed a very strong skepticism about any religious claims because they heard so many So they received and accepted the gospel as the very "word of God!" reasons throughout the week), the primary reason that the Bible has the authority that it does is because every goes on to remind the Thessalonians and us that not only is the Bible different than anything else ever

  • Genesis 3:1-7 - Polite Temptations

    Genesis 3:1–7 (NIV) 3   Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made ; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Instead, he's, as we noticed last year, very shrewd ( crafty ) in his approach. The serpent nudges Adam & Eve's decision making to rely more on aesthetics (Eve saw that the fruit of in order to fully understand the Good News of the Gospel, you must first correctly understand this very

  • Romans 15:1-6 - Enduring Encouragement

    through faith alone because of Christ alone and understand that these truths have massive implications in every All of it - from the very familiar portions to the lesser known passages - all of it was written to teach

  • Psalm 102:1-3, 25-28 - Yesterday, Today and Forever

    The final stanza make this clear: v25 - God laid the foundations of the earth and formed the heavens; This means that the God who made covenant promises to Adam, Abraham, Moses, David and others is the same

  • John 6:60-66 - Does This Offend You?

    Regeneration a Supernatural Work Regeneration, is the new creation, the raising from the dead, and the making Jesus here makes clear the metaphorical nature of His earlier remark that one must eat His flesh and

  • Genesis 45 & 50 - Providence Promotes Patience

    Except all of this makes his brothers livid with him, and they conspire to get rid of him by selling One would think this would make Joseph a bitter and angry individual who would be planning out his revenge you patience in anything that is going against you and give you His peace that He is just and will make

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