Tag: truth
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Life in the Shadows
2 Corinthians 4:2 “We have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.” So often it is not the things that people do in public that define them, but what they do when…
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He Said, She Said
John 20:30-31 “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” We’ve all heard of the “he said, she said” situations…
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Faithful Words
Romans 10:17 “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” Whom do you trust? And why do you trust them? It’s likely because of their track record. You’ve watched them, and in their interactions with you, they’ve demonstrated their integrity. Their word was their bond, for they’ve shown this to you time…
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To Live a Lie
2 Peter 2:18 “. . . those who live in error.” So many times, the Bible categorizes all of humanity in simple terms. It talks of those who are lost in contrast to those who have been found. It talks of those who believe as opposed to those who do not. It speaks of those…
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A Light Amid the Darkness
2 Peter 1:19 “And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place.” Light vs darkness: it’s a theme about a great contrast that is given to us throughout the Scriptures. Darkness is used to describe a condition…
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Your Word
Psalm 19:7 “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.” Your Word is pure (Psalm 19:8) Your Word is true (Psalm 19:9) Your Word is more precious than gold (Psalm 19:10) Your Word warns me of danger (Psalm 19:11) Your Word shows me my…
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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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Confidence!
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 “Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.“ Are you…
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Spiritual Strongholds
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” Spiritual warfare: there’s much written and spoken about it today. So often discussions on this topic divert into the mystical.…
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Hate Speech?
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16 “Who . . . oppose all mankindby hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved.” So often the language of this world is couched in such benevolent words as “love” and “tolerance.” As viewpoints in direct opposition to the message of the gospel are espoused, we are told…
To Encourage You 