Tag: Bible interpretation
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Understanding Spiritual Truth
1 Peter 4:1-2 “Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.” Last week, in an adult Sunday School class that…
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What’s it all About?
Hebrews 5:5-6 “So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you’; as he says also in another place, ‘You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.’” The Bible, from cover to cover,…
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What’s the Context?
Matthew 18:19 “Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.” Have you ever been taken out of context regarding something you’ve said? Have you ever had a snippet of what you’ve actually said used in a negative way…
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Of Fires and Floods
Isaiah 43:2 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” One of the things to keep in mind as we read God’s Word is that it is…
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The Things We Say
1 Corinthians 12:3 “No one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except in the Holy Spirit.” One of the commands of Jesus is that we say what we mean and mean what we say. One of the ways in which He commanded this is found in the following passage from the Sermon on the Mount: “Again you…
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What does it all mean?
Psalm 91:3 “for he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.” I don’t know about you, but the verse above, and in fact the entire 91st Psalm, is one that I’ve heard repeatedly since Covid-19 has struck. I’ve heard so many Christians turn to this Psalm as the…
To Encourage You 