Tag: the cross
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Covenants: Old and New
Hebrews 13:20-21 “Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”…
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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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A New and Living Way
Hebrews 10:20 “. . .the new and living way. . .” Have you ever heard someone say, “there’s a right way and a wrong way to do everything”? While I don’t’ think that that statement is necessarily true for some things (like which shoe you put on first in the morning) can be done in…
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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…
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A Great Reconciliation
Romans 5:6 “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.” Everyone knows that oil and water don’t mix. It’s because in their fundamental properties that they have what you could say are irreconcilable differences. Some people don’t mix so well either. And while people talk about…
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Willing and Able
Hebrews 7:25 “. . . he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him . . .” You’ve heard the phrase “willing and able.” In terms of the need for help with something, unless both parts of this phrase are true, that help just will not come. For example, if…
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Some Bad News and Some Good News
Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” I’m sure you’ve heard of the stories that begin, “I’ve got some good news and some bad news.” Usually…
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Substitution
1 Samuel 10:17-19 “Now Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah. And he said to the people of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, “I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.” But today you…
To Encourage You 