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Embrace the Blessings

Would you agree with this statement: “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments…” Most Bible students would quickly agree, I suspect. But what if we quoted the rest of the verse: “…and His commandments are … Continue reading

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Hang tough – Hebrews 12,13

 The great crowd of witnesses — 12:1 Although it isn’t likely that those who have gone on before can really see what the current world is doing, the figure of speech here does motivate us to faithfulness to think that … Continue reading

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Hold on to what is good — 1 Thessalonians 4,5

Today’s reading continues with Paul’s letter to a very young church. Some of the things, therefore, which Paul talks about will be reasonably elementary, but it is always worth while to review the fundamentals, especially in a day like ours … Continue reading

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Patterns of Christianity — 1 Corinthians 1-3

In today’s reading Paul continues to try to work with the divisions of the church in Corinth. He’ll continue dealing with the “denominational” division of the groups who wanted to follow Paul, Apollos, and Peter. He also addresses two moral … Continue reading

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Song of Solomon — Marriage of the King

The Song of Solomon is a very different kind of literature for the Bible. Not only is it a little racy for a religious book, but it doesn’t have a readily apparent spiritual purpose. On it’s surface, it looks to … Continue reading

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