Tag: Salvation
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Which Way?
1 Samuel 30:11-15 “They found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. And they gave him bread and he ate. They gave him water to drink, and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit revived, for he had…
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Full Salvation
Acts 11:14 “. . . he will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.” The Word of God is such a powerful thing because it comes from the mouth of an omnipotent God. Yet, if its words aren’t received, they can be of no effect and the…
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Presumptuous Sin
1 Samuel 28:16-19 “And Samuel said, ‘Why then do you ask me, since the Lord has turned from you and become your enemy? The Lord has done to you as he spoke by me, for the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David. Because you did…
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Rahab
Hebrews 11:31 “By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.” I don’t know about you, but I’m very thankful that there are people like Rahab mentioned in the Bible. I would note that she’s not just mentioned, but she’s listed in the…
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The Only Way
Hebrews 11:28 “By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.” True saving faith accepts the provision of God for salvation. But first, faith believes God regarding our need to be saved. We see this in the verse above which speaks of the faith…
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What the High Priest Gave
1 Samuel 21:6-9 “So the priest gave him the holy bread, for there was no bread there but the bread of the Presence . . . And the priest said, ‘The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you…
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The Choice
Hebrews 11:24-26 “By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.” I’m sure you’ve…
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Repentance
Luke 3:10-11 “And the crowds asked him, ‘What then shall we do?’ And he answered them, ‘Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.’” You do realize, don’t you, that in the end, every person on the face of the earth must give an account of his…
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Precious Hearts
Hebrews 8:10 “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” I remember so well the words of my…
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David and Goliath and . . .
1 Samuel 17:58 “And Saul said to him, ‘Whose son are you, young man?’ And David answered, ‘I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.’” We all know the story of David and Goliath. As I read this story from 1 Samuel 17 again today, I was struck with how Goliath is presented. We…
To Encourage You 