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Monthly Archives: October 2018
Living with a clean conscience (Acts 23)
Paul’s words are very striking in verse 1. My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day. How many of us can say the same thing? That our consciences are clear before God? … Continue reading
What we have in Jesus (2 Timothy 1)
Paul wrote this letter not long before he was put to death by Nero. It’s that fact that makes his first words to Timothy more than a little meaningful. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, for the … Continue reading
Posted in II TImothy, New Testament, Pauline epistles
Tagged grace, life, Mercy, peace
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Setting our eyes on God (I Timothy 6)
Paul says in verse 17, to not set our hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God. And as I read that, I thought about what Paul had just said in the previous verses about this God we are … Continue reading
How Paul thought (Acts 20)
Paul’s words to the Ephesians always make a big impression on me. But here are a few things you might want to do after reading this passage: Read Ezekiel 33:1-10 and then reread Acts 20:20-27. How did Ezekiel’s words influence Paul’s … Continue reading
But I did what you told me! (Acts 16)
According to verses 6-10 of this chapter, the Holy Spirit led Paul and his companions to Macedonia, and so that’s where they went. At first, things went well, but eventually they were tossed into prison for casting out a demon … Continue reading
Prayers that every believer needs (2 Thessalonians 1-2)
As I was reading 2 Thessalonians today, Paul’s prayers really touched me. The things that he prayed for the Thessalonians is what I need prayer for. They’re what every Christian needs prayer for. He said, We always pray for you … Continue reading
Posted in II Thessalonians, New Testament, Pauline epistles
Tagged God's love, the cross, trials
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Children of light (I Thessalonians 5)
One small note. Yesterday, I said I was talking about chapters 2-3; actually, it was 3-4. (And thus we can see that there are benefits to having chapter and verse divisions after all. It keeps us on the same page. … Continue reading
Posted in I Thessalonians, New Testament, Pauline epistles
Tagged armor, faith, light, love, righteousness
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Holiness (I Thessalonians 3-4)
If there is one theme at the end of chapter 3 and the start of chapter 4 (which is why it was probably a bad idea to break this section up with the chapter division), it’s holiness. Time and again, … Continue reading
A prayer of worship (Colossians 1-2)
I must admit, I don’t worship nearly enough as I should when I read the Bible. But this time, I couldn’t help myself. Lord, as I look at this passage, I can’t help but worship you. Jesus, you are the … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus, Messiah, worship
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Living by grace (Philippians 4:9)
Do what you have learned and received and heard from me, and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you. Those are pretty remarkable words, don’t you think? “Do you want the God of peace to … Continue reading
Rejoicing in Jesus (Philippians 3)
“So on a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your walk with God this week?” I used to hear this question a lot when I was in high school in the discipleship group I was in. A … Continue reading
The affection of Christ (Philippians 1:8)
For some reason, this verse struck me as I read it. For God is my witness, how deeply I miss all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:8) Oftentimes, we talk about the “love of Christ” for … Continue reading
What mark Christ’s people. What marks Christ’s church. (Ephesians 4)
Twitter, Facebook, Line, and other social networks can be a wonderful thing. But one thing I have noticed recently is a certain lack of Christ-like character in the things Christians sometimes post, particularly to one another. In Ephesians 2-3, Paul … Continue reading
Posted in Ephesians, New Testament, Pauline epistles
Tagged Christ's church, social media
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A God-centered salvation (Ephesians 1-2)
One thing I have been doing the last couple of days as I have read Ephesians 1-2 is noting all the “hims” and “his”s that are there, and really thinking through, “Who is this talking about, the Father, the Son, … Continue reading
Posted in Ephesians, New Testament, Pauline epistles
Tagged Father, grace, Holy Spirit, salvation, Son, trinity
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