Tag: Salvation
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Opened Eyes
1 Peter 1:8-9 “Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” Throughout the early part of the book of 1 Peter,…
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Are You Safe?
2 Samuel 18:29 (NIV) “Is the young man Absalom safe?” In the verse above, we read King David’s anxious inquiry about his son Absalom. It was a question he asked two different messengers when they came to him to tell him that the rebellion that Absalom had led against him had been squelched. This was…
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“O Absalom, my son, my son!”
2 Samuel 18:33 “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!” The story of Absalom is one of the saddest accounts in all the Bible. It’s the story about a prince who, in his wickedness and pride, murdered his half-brother and…
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True Righteousness
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Have you ever heard someone say, “That’s not right!” either to you or to someone else? What does someone mean when they say such a thing? It means that there’s…
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The Believer’s Heart
James 5:19-20 “My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.” Much that we read in the book of James is a differentiation between…
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On the Matter of Identity
Joshua 4:8-10 “And the people of Israel did just as Joshua commanded and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, just as the Lord told Joshua. And they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged…
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Crossing Over
Joshua 3:15-16 “As soon as those bearing the ark had come as far as the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (now the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest), the waters coming down from above stood and rose up…
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I Was Naked and You Clothed Me
Matthew 25:36 “I was naked and you clothed me.” Have you ever heard the saying, “Do as I say, not as I do”? It’s often said in jest as a response right after it’s been pointed out to someone that they aren’t following what they’ve been telling someone else (such as their own children) that…
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A Wonderful Death
Colossians 3:3 “. . . for you died . . .” It’s so interesting that the statement above was written to people who were fully alive. It’s from Paul’s letter to the Colossian church. In these three words he’s telling them one of the greatest truths of the Christian faith. He’s telling them that the…
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Drawing Near to God
James 4:8 “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” The verse above talks about a condition of being near to God. Have you ever wondered what that might be like? Is it something about which you are interested? One of the effects of the sin that has touched every life is…
To Encourage You 