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Slugs and anchors — Hebrew 4-6
Today’s reading continues to encourage Jewish Christians to remain true to the covenant established by Jesus by drawing analogy been their present circumstances and the circumstances of most of their forebears in the wilderness — because they wanted to turn … Continue reading
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Tagged abundant life, accountability, Bible study, biblical unity, born again, christian faith, church, comforter, community, conditional nature of God's promises, conformed, correction, corrective, courage, disciple, discipleship, discouragement, disobedience, encouragement, eschatology, faith, faith hope and love, faithfulness, false hope, glorious hope, help, hope, jesus resurrection, judge, life stinks, meaning, meaning in life, new life, paradise, predestination, redemption, resurrection, scripture
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The man of lawlessness — 2 Thessalonians
Paul’s second letter to the church in Thessalonica is a much fierier encouragement. This is probably coming from a heartfelt sympathy toward the church and anger toward persecutors Paul felt due to a possible escalation in persecution and perhaps violence against the … Continue reading
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Tagged freeloading, generosity, Hell, help, man of lawlessness, persecution, revenge, Satan, second coming
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A little encouragement for a big job — Zechariah 10-12
Today’s reading in Zechariah 10-12 has some difficult sections that well respected commentators have a hard time agreeing about, but I think that it is helpful to remember that one of Zechariah’s primary missions (what he is noted for in … Continue reading
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Tagged Christendom, crucifixion, disobedience, error, God's people, help, leaders, mistaken, Prophecy fulfilled, shepherds
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Hallelujah anyway! — Habakkuk
OK, now into one of my favorite Old Testament books, Habakkuk. Not only is the name cool (ha), but the theme is one that most of could really relate to, especially in times of difficulty and hardship. “Why, God? What … Continue reading
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Tagged evil, help, Job, salvation, suffering, trust
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Apocalyptic visions — Daniel 7-9
Today’s reading has Daniel giving us a look into visions he received. Not only are these visions important in our identification of Jesus, God’s Son and Messiah, but also because they provide keys for understanding other revelations and visions from … Continue reading
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Tagged daniel, help, hope, kingdoms, Messiah, power, premillennialism, sin, triumph, win
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A New Year, A New Set of Resolutions (part 2)
Yesterday I posted a few suggestions that I hoped would be helpful in keeping new resolutions. Upon further reflection, I think there are three more that I’d like to add. If you’ve made some resolutions, or just want to change … Continue reading →