Tag: Word of God
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Topics of Discussion – an Examination
Titus 2:3 “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women . . . “ 2 Timothy 2:2 “and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to…
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A Spiritual Defense
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” Opinions: everybody has them. One dictionary defines an “opinion” as “a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based…
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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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Careless Words
Matthew 12:36-37 “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” I heard a good Will Rogers quote the other day: “Never miss a good chance to shut up.” Sounds…
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The Inquisition
Mark 11:27-33 “And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, and they said to him, ‘By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?’ Jesus said to them, ‘I…
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Seeing is Believing: Really?
John 3:3 “Jesus answered him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” We’ve all heard the saying, “Seeing is believing.” It’s one of those old sayings that has just been passed down through the years. However, like some other old sayings that people seem to take for granted as…
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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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Traditions
2 Thessalonians 2:15 “So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.” Throughout the Bible we are warned over and over again about being deceived by false teachers. This was one of the problems Paul dealt with in his…
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Powerful Words
1 Timothy 4:13 “Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.” The Word of God is a powerful thing. Romans 1:16 says it is the very “power of God for salvation of everyone who believes.” God’s Word is so powerful that with it He created the universe. Jesus…
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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…
To Encourage You 