Tag: the Holy Spirit
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The Body of Christ
1 Kings 5:5 “I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord said to David my father, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.’” In the study of Solomon’s temple, we should keep in mind that this temple is meant…
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Three Kings
1 Kings 5:1-2 “Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram always loved David. And Solomon sent word to Hiram.” As we read the words above excerpted from the story about Solomon’s preparations to build the temple, we see that…
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To Hear the Voice of God
1 Peter 3:9 “Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.” In the book of 1 Samuel, we read the account of the young boy Samuel in the temple. His mother Hannah had dedicated him to…
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Intercession
1 Kings 1:11-14 “Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, ‘Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king and David our lord does not know it? Now therefore come, let me give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.…
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The Self
Titus 1:7-8 “For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must (be) . . . self-controlled” Titus 2:1 “Older men are to be . . . self-controlled” Titus 2:2-5 “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior . . . They are to . . . train the young women . .…
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Wonderful Words of Life
2 Corinthians 7:2-3 “Make room in your hearts for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together.” Have you ever asked this question:…
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The Spiritual Seal
2 Corinthians 1:21-22 “And it is God who . . . who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.” Are you sure you are a Christian? Indeed, can you be sure? On what basis? The Bible says things like “I write these things to…
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The Things We Say
1 Corinthians 12:3 “No one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except in the Holy Spirit.” One of the commands of Jesus is that we say what we mean and mean what we say. One of the ways in which He commanded this is found in the following passage from the Sermon on the Mount: “Again you…
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“With You in Spirit”
Colossians 2:5 “For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit . . .” The words above were written by the apostle Paul as he languished in a Roman prison. The sad fact was that he longed to spend time with the Colossian church, a church whom he had never met…
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Revealer of Secrets
Romans 16:25-26 “Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations . . .”…
