Tag: the gospel
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The Dispersion
James 1:1 “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.” The history of Judaism over the centuries has been that of being dispersed or scattered among other nations. In the Old Testament we read of Israel’s captivity under the Assyrians, the Greeks and Persians,…
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Outside the Gate
Hebrews 13:12-13 “So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured.” What separates Christians from the rest of the world? What makes them so different? Why have they been rejected and persecuted by so many, even…
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It’s the Answer!
Ecclesiastes 12:13 “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” Many years ago, I asked the following question to an adult Sunday School class I was teaching, and the answer one of the class members gave has stuck with me…
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The Most Powerful Words
Hebrews 12:25 “See that you do not refuse him who is speaking.” One of the themes of the Bible is the infinite power of the Word of God. We are told in Genesis 1 that God spoke and the heavens, the earth, and everything that is in them were created. It tells us that God…
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Abortion
Hebrews 11:23 “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.” Do you realize that God has built into humanity certain things that help us to elicit a God-honoring response? In spite of the…
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The “Rough” Answer
1 Samuel 20:10 “Then David said to Jonathan, ‘Who will tell me if your father answers you roughly?’” I am so thankful for the wonderful saints whose writings have been preserved for us to read. One such man I thank God for is Charles Spurgeon. Spurgeon was born in England in 1834, where he lived…
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The Watchman
1 Samuel 20:3 “But truly, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.” 1 Samuel 20:9 “And Jonathan said, ‘Far be it from you! If I knew that it was determined by my father that harm should come to you, would I not tell you?’” There are things that Christians…
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Opposing the Truth
Matthew 21:33-39 “Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country. When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit. And the…
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Holiness?
Hebrews 7:18-19 “For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness (for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.” I recall an interesting conversation I had with one of our former neighbors.…
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Will you believe the truth?
John 3:3 “Jesus answered him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” One of the marks of the Hebrew language that was spoken by the Jews when Jesus walked this earth was its use of repetition. It was a means of emphasizing a thought. We see it in the…
To Encourage You 