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Spiritual Nuggets 5/24/2023
Speaking Up Because we convince ourselves that people won’t accept our testimony about God’s work in our lives, we’re not usually ready to share it. We might prejudge their reactions or simply lack confidence. Soon, staying silent becomes a way … Continue reading
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Love or Death – 3
Scripture References: 1 John 3:11-24 Hatred (1 John 3:13–15) – Continued The verses in this section, like those that deal with habitual sin in a believer (1 John 1:5–2:6), concern a settled habit of life: a believer is in the … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/23/2023
It’s Standing Between You and God There is nothing more frustrating than being ordered around. Few people take to a drill sergeant. Although we like to cite the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) because they’re the norm, the rebellious part of … Continue reading
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Love or Death – 2
Scripture References: 1 John 3:11-24 Murder (1 John 3:11–12) – Continued The difference between Cain’s offering and Abel’s offering was faith (Hebrews 11:4), and faith is always based on the revelation God has given (Romans 10:17). It seems clear that … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/22/2023
Bread From Heaven and Water From a Rock For many years, I said that I believed God would provide for me, but I’m not sure I actually did. Somewhere inside I was still convinced that I was on my own. … Continue reading
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Love or Death – 1
Scripture References: 1 John 3:11-24 John’s letter has been compared to a spiral staircase because he keeps returning to the same three topics: love, obedience, and truth. Though these themes recur, it is not true that they are merely repetitious. … Continue reading
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Faith From The Beginning 5/20/2023
The Objects of Faith ACCORDING to the following Scripture, God called Abraham in sovereign grace: And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/19/2023
Student or Scholar? Sometimes we approach God with curiosity, but not with a spirit of humility. We enjoy participating in religious discussions, but forging the link between interpretation and application is difficult for us. We have certain expectations of who … Continue reading
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Kingly Living! – 5
Scripture References: Romans 5 The Basis of Our Justification – Continued The two “one acts” are contrasted (verses 18–19) – Continued. From last lesson: Justification is not merely a legal term that describes our position before God (“just as if … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/18/2023
Why Does God Punish People? In regard to why a good God would punish people, I recently heard one homeless man wisely tell another, “You wouldn’t want to live in a world where God didn’t punish injustices and just freely … Continue reading
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Kingly Living! – 4
Scripture References: Romans 5 The Basis of Our Justification – Continued Adam’s offense is contrasted with Christ’s free gift (verse 15). Because of Adam’s trespass, many died; because of Christ’s obedience the grace of God abounds to many gaining life. … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/17/2023
What Type of Savior? It’s tempting to operate life on our own terms and only call on God when we hit a crisis. If we’re not busy studying how God has worked in the past and relying on the work … Continue reading
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Kingly Living! – 3
Scripture References: Romans 5 The Blessings of Our Justification – Continued Reconciliation with God (verse 11). The word “reconciliation” means “brought back into fellowship with God.” The term (“reconciled”) is mentioned also in Romans 5:10. In Romans 1:18–32, Paul explained … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/16/2023
Wisdom Can Quickly Become Folly What we need to hear and what we want to hear are rarely the same thing. Leaders who encourage honesty, allow for errors, and establish an environment of trust usually hear what they need to … Continue reading
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Kingly Living! – 2
Scripture References: Romans 5 The Blessings of Our Justification – Continued Glorious hope (verse 2b). “Peace with God” takes care of the past: He will no longer hold our sins against us. “Access to God” takes care of the present: … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/15/2023
The Problem with Power Grasping for power is one of the easiest sins to fall into. At first it looks like ambition, then it looks like success, and then it quickly becomes about your success and your power. This can … Continue reading
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Kingly Living! – 1
Scripture References: Romans 5 Since Romans is a book of logic, it is also a book of “therefores.” We have the “therefore” of condemnation in Romans 3:20, justification in Romans 5:1, no condemnation in Romans 8:1, and dedication in Romans … Continue reading
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Faith From The Beginning 5/13/2023
Four Steps – Four Men NOW to return to Abraham, I am sure that Paul must have had in mind the four men in Genesis who completely dominate the book from chapter 11 to 50; for these four men correspond … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/12/2023
God’s Ideas: More Than Good It’s exciting to see ideas take shape and then become reality. Even more exciting, though, is when God’s ideas take form. The Bible shows us these events repeatedly. As the reader, we’re given glimpses into … Continue reading
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The Exceedingly Happy Man – 5
Scripture References: Psalm 1 IV. The Contrast to the Happy Man – Continued From last lesson: Verse 5 makes it plain that the ungodly person is under condemnation. “Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in … Continue reading
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