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Resurrection and more — 1 Cor. 15,16
Today we’ll be reading one of the more fascinating chapters in the New Testament, God’s revelation to us about the resurrection. Here we’ll find out more about the resurrection than any other passage in the Bible. For this reason, let’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 corinthians 15, Adam, Christ, contribution, courage, faith hope and love, flesh, giving, glory, immortal body, jesus resurrection, meaning in life, men, moon, mortal body, premillennialism, purpose, resurrection, seed, stars, sun
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Set for the defense of the Gospel — Acts 22-24
Before Paul was converted, when God was commanding Ananias to go tell Saul of Tarsus what he must do to be saved, the Lord had told Ananias, Acts 9:15 “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear … Continue reading
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Tagged courage, doves, fear, innocent, judgment, meaning, mission, purpose, serpents, sin, wise
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Paul’s second missionary journey — Acts 16-18
The apostle Paul was not one to let the grass grow under his feet. He was a man with a mission, a purpose in life that drove him; so although he came “home” to Antioch of Syria, he didn’t stay … Continue reading
Acts of the Apostles — Acts 1-3
Well, today we begin the book of Acts. If you’ve never studied this book very much before, you’re in for a treat. Before we start with the story itself, please allow me to provide a short introduction. The book of … Continue reading
Shall I not drink it? – John 18-21
Thanks for not giving up on me while I was temporarily without internet access on the computer that I do this work on. We’ll be wrapping up the Gospel of John in today’s reading. It sort of needs to be … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, commission, doubt, head, hope, king, meaning of life, mission, purpose, redemption, resurrection, ruler, sacrifice, substitution
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Vanity, vanity, all is vanity — Ecclesiastes 1-3
So, today we bravely dive off into the book of Ecclesiastes! It’s not a book for the satisfied-with-the-status-quo. It’s challenging, starts you thinking, wondering what you’ve been doing and why. It’s philosophical in places and jolting in places. It’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecclesiastes, existential angst, fool, meaning, purpose, Solomon, wisdom, works
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The aroma of Christ — 2 Corinthians 1-3
Today, we move on to the second letter to the Corinthian church. This letter, by the way, is actually not the second letter Paul ever wrote to Corinth; it is probably the fourth. There appears to have been a letter … Continue reading →