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What does “obedience of faith” (Romans 1:5) mean?
Reflection on Psalm 106 (Week 31, 2026)
I want to be reading my bible regularly. How do I start?
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Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5:21-42 have always troubled me. “Pluck it out! Cut it off!” if it causes you to be thrown in hell. The logical mind would say, “Kill the baby before it can sin!”, and of course that cannot be the intention of Jesus’ words. Jesus started by clarifying in the preceding verses …
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“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people …
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In leading a bible discussion on “Blessed are the peacemakers” I had to think about what Jesus meant by this. “For they will be called children of God” tells me that such people take after God. Not only that people will acknowledge their deeds and praise God, but they are people who receive God’s affirmation, …
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Monday LUKE 10:25-28 Take time to be quiet, until you can focus on being in the presence of God. Read the text until you can understand what it says. If you have any initial thoughts, write them down. “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. The correct understanding of God’s Law is indeed ‘Love the Lord …
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Monday MARK 1:1-12 Take time to be quiet, until you can focus on being in the presence of God. Read the text until you can understand what it says. If you have any initial thoughts, write them down. Jesus not an obscure man who suddenly shot to fame. You are probably familiar with the details …
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A law draws a line; inside the line is right and outside the line is wrong. The law goes one step further for enforcement — there is a penalty if you go outside the line. The power of law is the fear of punishment. The assumption of law is that you want to go outside …
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Monday MATTHEW 7:13-20 Take time to be quiet, until you can focus on being in the presence of God. Read the text until you can understand what it says. If you have any initial thoughts, write them down. “Narrow and small gate; narrow road; few are there. Wide gate, broad road, many users.” One leads …
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In working on Mark 1, I noticed that NIV rendered v41 as “Jesus was indignant.” I am more familiar with the verse rendered to be “Moved with compassion, Jesus …” and so I was a little taken aback and did a google search. Bill Mounce, President of Biblical Training, gave me some insights. The following …
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[ These are broad strokes and so if the hat does not fit, that’s fine. If it does, then you really need to work these out. ] While there is a strong emphasis on quiet time, in the sense that no church would ever deny its importance, in the main, this part of a Christian’s …
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Monday, January 4, 2021 JOHN 10:1-6 Take time to be quiet, until you can focus on being in the presence of God. Read the text until you can understand what it says. If you have any initial thoughts, write them down. “The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The …
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