Tag: forgiveness
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The incredible mercy of God!
Deuteronomy 9:6-7 “Know, therefore, that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stubborn people. Remember and do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day you came out of the land of…
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Unpardonable sins
Numbers 12:27-31 “If one person sins unintentionally, he shall offer a female goat a year old for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement before the Lord for the person who makes a mistake, when he sins unintentionally, to make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven . . . But the person who does anything…
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The seven lamps
Numbers 8:1 “Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’” What is the purpose of a lamp? Obviously, it’s to give light so we can see in a place that would otherwise…
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The problem of sin – and the remedy
Leviticus 11:27 “And all that walk on their paws, among the animals that go on all fours, are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.” Leviticus 12:1 “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the people of Israel, saying, ‘If a woman conceives and bears a male child, then she shall be…
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Why upset the status quo?
Psalm 103:1-5 “Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits . . . who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” Job 33:25 “let their flesh be renewed like a child’s; let them be restored as in the…
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Wonderful shadows: the Sin Offering
Leviticus 4:1-2; 5:1, 11 “And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If anyone sins unintentionallyin any of the Lord’s commandments about things not to be done, and does any one of them, if it is the anointed priest who sins, thus bringing guilt on the people, then he shall offer for the sin that he…
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Such profound truth, such simple words!
John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” Knowing Christ – it’s something that is so deep that it’s hard to put into words, yet so simple that it can be captured…
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Holy – to the Lord!
Exodus 28:36-38 “You shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, ‘Holy to the Lord.’ And you shall fasten it on the turban by a cord of blue. It shall be on the front of the turban. It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall bear any guilt from the holy…
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Good Friday
Matthew 25:40 “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’” Today is “Good Friday.” It’s a time when we remember the suffering of the Lord Jesus Christ at the hands of wicked men. As…
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Forgiven!
Psalm 32:1-2 “Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.” Do you want to hear some really good news today? Then read the verses above and roll them over in your mind. Sin, also known as…
To Encourage You 