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Posts Tagged: New Testament
Psalm 119:104 – I Get Understanding
Psalm 119 is like the meditation of a faithful man who relates how he remains steadfast in the Lord. In the psalm he describes his encounters with those who hate him, and the response that he gives and lives. Because it’s a writing of the Old Testament, i.e. of the Old Covenant, we can miss…
Romans 15:4 – Written For Our Instruction
God gives us His Word – the entire Word – for a reason. There may be parts of Scripture where we wonder what it’s doing in there or how it applies to us, but for someone, somehow, it does pertain, so it’s all useful. Paul’s letter to the Romans variously addressed both the Jewish believers…
John 17:12 – The Son of Perdition
We’re going to take a little expedition into the land of speculation today based on a couple of intriguing verses in Scripture. The account of Judas Iscariot is a tragic one, and we wonder how such a man could do what he did in betraying Jesus Christ. There are clues, however, that perhaps give us…
John 11:27: Yes Lord, I Believe
An argument that many of the feminist persuasion make is that the Bible, and by association, all of ancient Israel, was paternalistic and that women were degraded – nothing but chattel – almost on the equivalent of slaves. In their thinking, the culture that Scripture portrays is rife with offensives because women were housebound and…
What Is a Prophetic Voice?
Are there prophets today? Who are they? What message do they bring from God? Why don’t we hear from them or recognize their prophetic mantle? I was speaking to a retired pastor recently who told me that back in the days of Hal Lindsay and The Late Great Planet Earth, he was all in. He…