Tag: lies
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The One Who Cannot Lie
Hebrews 11:1 “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” I used to live in southern Illinois. While I was there, I would see lots of cars from Missouri, which is the next state to the west. On the license plates of the cars from that state you have…
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Are you “of the truth”?
John 18:37 “For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” Are you interested in what Jesus had to say? Do you read His words? Do you have ears to hear His message? If you do, there…
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Spiritual Voices
John 16:7-8 “Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and…
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Strong Delusion
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 “The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore, God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that…
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The sword that divides
John 17:17 “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” Psalm 119:104 “Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.” In John 17 Jesus prays that His followers would be sanctified, i.e., set apart to God and separated from the world and all the sin that so characterizes it. This is the concept…
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The truth
John 17:17 “Your word is truth.” “Tell me the truth!” How many times have you heard this said to you, or how many times have you said it to someone else? Parents often say this to their children, for they ultimately want to get to the bottom of whatever the situation may be. It’s difficult…
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The simple life
Deuteronomy 11:26-28 “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way that I am…
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More on “loving the law”
Psalm 119:165 “Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.” So, have you heard about the recent college entry cheating scandal involving some well-known movie stars? What about the recent trials of Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort? Some years ago, it was the Bernie Madoff scandal where he swindled millions from…
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Dealing with enemies
Exodus 23:22 “But if you . . . do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.” The Bible talks a lot about our enemies. Do you realize that you have some? God warns us often about them in His Word. Usually, when we…
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